French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Minerve' (1782)

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La Minerve
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1782	NNF-1774
Launched	31.7.1782	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	10.1782	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Junon Class (1782)	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	19.2.1794	NNF-1774
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'San Fiorenzo' (1794) (36) 1794-1837 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck142' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.1216 (151′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel128' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.5744 (136′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.6928 (38′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,330Ton
Burthen700Ton

Armament

30.7.1782Broadside Weight = 274 French Livre (295.7008 lbs 134.123 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 8-Pounder

1789Broadside Weight = 290 French Livre (312.968 lbs 141.955 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782325Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1783Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731791 - 1792Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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