French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Vestale' (1780)

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La Vestale
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1780	NNF-1774
Launched	14.10.1780	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	2.1781	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Magicienne Class (1777)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1778	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	20.8.1799	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0838 (36′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1781Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 210 French Livre (226.632 lbs 102.795 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1798Broadside Weight = 246 French Livre (265.4832 lbs 120.417 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777264Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
4.8.1794Took the Sloop off Cape Bon
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
29.9.1795Southampton vs Vestale
12.1796Taken by an English frigate, but retaken by her crewNNF-1774
13.12.1796Terpsichore vs Vestale
13.12.1796Terpsichore vs Vestale
20.8.1799Taken by off Rochefort

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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