French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Gentille' (1778)

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La 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 (1777)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Beauregard de SegrayFrench Ship Builder	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) 1795-1802 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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)
Displacementc1,150Ton
Laden Draught Forward15' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.872 (15′ 11″ Imperial)
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

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1779 - 3.1780Lieutenant de Vaisseau TransferedE-WIKI4.1780 - 19.2.1781Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
17.8.1779Took the Ship of the Line FWIKI
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
26.4.1780Took the Sloop off Barbuda
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
10.4.1795Astraea vs Gloire
11.4.1795Taken by
11.4.1795Taken by in the Channel
11.4.1795Taken by in the Channel

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1781-1781	Division Le Saige	Jacques-Aime Le Saige (Chevalier de la Villebrune)French Naval Sailor Service 1780-1781

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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