French Fifth Rate frigate 'Gentille' (1778)

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Gentille
Nominal Guns	32	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1777	BWAS-1714
Launched	18.6.1778	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Iphigenie Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Leon-Michel Guignance (1731-1805)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Beauregard de Segray	BWAS-1714
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	11.4.1795	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Gentille' (1795) (36)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0838 (36′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Laden Draught Aft16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Laden Draught Forward15' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.872 (15′ 11″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,150Ton
Burthen620Ton

Armament

18.6.1778Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777288Design Complement

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1779 - 1782Capitaine de Frégate de MaingandEWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
17.8.1779Took the Ship of the Line Ardent (64) FWIKI
26.4.1780Took the Sloop Fortune (14) off Barbuda
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
11.4.1795Taken by Hannibal (74)
11.4.1795Taken by Hannibal (74) in the Channel
11.4.1795Taken by Robust (74) in the Channel

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NNF-1774Alain DemerliacBook

EWIKIVariousWeb Site

FWIKIVariousWeb Site

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