French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Atalante' (1768)

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L'Atalante
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1767	NNF-1715
Acquired	1.5.1768	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1769	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph CoulombFrench Ship Builder Service 1704-1728	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	5.5.1794	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Espion' (1794) (32) 1794-1799 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck137'French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.5027 (146′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel122'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6281 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.4059 (37′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5255 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen611Ton

Armament

3.1769Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.17692777 officers, 270 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1776Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6739.3.1776 - 30.10.1776Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1777 - 1780Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1773 - 1781Lieutenant de VaisseauF001

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1776Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1776

Under de Glandevès , in Levant .

ref:673
5.5.1794Taken by near Cork
6.5.1794Swiftsure vs Atalante

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

F001Joseph François Gabriel Hennequin, Digital Book

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