French Fourth Rate frigate 'L'Emporté' (1683)

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L'Emporté
Nominal Guns	44	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1683	NNF-1661
Launched	20.11.1683	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	4.1684	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Solide Class (1683)	NNF-1661
Designed by	Hendrick HouvensFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1665-1692	NNF-1661
Constructor	Hendrick HouvensFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1665-1692	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Condemned	8.1705	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck118' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3264 (125′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck118'0French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3264 (125′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth32'0French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14'0French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen600French Tonneaux587.4

Armament

11.1683Broadside Weight = 188 French Livre (202.8896 lbs 92.026 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck20 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

20.11.1683Broadside Weight = 120 French Livre (129.504 lbs 58.74 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck20 French 12-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1688Capitaine de Vaisseauref:8011698Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1698Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
2.6.1688Action of 1688/06/02
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:801Charles de la Roncière, Digital Book

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