French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Semillante' (1791)

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La Semillante
Nominal Guns	32	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	23.4.1790	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	12.1790	E-WIKI
Named	23.4.1790	E-WIKI
Launched	25.11.1791	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Semillante Class (1790)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Pierre-Joseph PénétreauFrench Ship Builder	E-WIKI
Category	Fifth Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Frigate	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Sold	9.1808	E-WIKI
Becomes	French Privateer frigate 'Le Charles' (1808) (32) 1808-1810 French 32 Gun Privateer Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck45.47Meters149′ 2″ Imperial
Length of Keel40.28Meters132′ 1″ Imperial
Breadth11.53Meters37′ 9″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.66Meters18′ 6″ Imperial
Burthen600French Tonneaux587.4

Armament

1791Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)E-WIKI
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
22.5.1792 - 1793Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1807 - 5.1808Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.3.1803 - 1807AspirantFWIKI5.3.1803 - 1807Enseigne de Vaisseau see his page , date ??ref:631

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1806Volontaire de la MarineFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1793Took the Brig
27.5.1793Venus vs Semillante
12.10.1798Battle of Tory Island
9.4.1799Action of 1799-04-09
14.2.1804Battle of Pulo Aura
15.9.1804Battle of Vizagapatam
2.8.1805Action of 1805-08-02
15.3.1808Terpsichore vs Sémillante

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
5.3.1803-11.7.1803	Linois' squadron for Pondicherry	Charles Alexandre Léon Durand de Linois (Comte de Linois)French Naval Sailor Service 1776-1848

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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