French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Malicieuse' (1758)

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La Malicieuse
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1757	NNF-1715
Acquired	3.7.1758	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1759	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1752	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1777	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck124'French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.2797 (132′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth32'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4207 (34′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2148 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen550Ton

Armament

3.1759Broadside Weight = 116 French Livre (125.1872 lbs 56.782 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 4-Pounder

12.1760Broadside Weight = 102 French Livre (110.0784 lbs 49.929 kg)B103
Upper Gun Deck12 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.17592377 officers, 230 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.1763 - 1772Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
22.1.1765 - 14.7.1766Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
27.7.1761 - 6.2.1762MatelotlesCorse

Service History

DateEventSource
28.3.1760Took the Frigate off Vianna, Portugal
4.4.1760Action of 4 April 1760
13.6.1761Action of 13th June 1761
13.8.1761Bellona vs Le Courageux
22.1.1765

Responsible for taking Marshal de Camp Pierre Gédéon de Nolivos , the new Governor of the colony, to Guadeloupe.

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

B103Joseph Allen, Digital Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

lesCorseHenri Malo, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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