French Fifth Rate demi-batterie 'L'Abénaquise' (1756)

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L'Abénaquise
Nominal Guns	38	DBF
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1753	DBF
Launched	6.1756	DBF
First Commissioned	11.1756	DBF
How acquired	Purpose built	DBF
Shipyard	Quebec - Canada	DBF
Ship Class	Abénaquise Class	DBF
Designed by	Rene-Nicolas Levasseur (Seigneur de St-Armand)French Ship Builder Administrator Marine Service 1707-1784	DBF
Constructor	Rene-Nicolas Levasseur (Seigneur de St-Armand)French Ship Builder Administrator Marine Service 1707-1784	DBF
Category	Fifth Rate	DBF
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	DBF
Ship Type	Demi-Batterie	DBF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	DBF
Captured	23.11.1757	DBF
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aurora' (1757) (38) 1757-1763 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDBF
Length of Gundeck46.80Meters153′ 6″ Imperial
Breadth12.50Meters41′ 0″ Imperial
Burthen650Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck120'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2853 (33′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2148 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton

Armament

11.1756Broadside Weight = 246 French Livre (265.4832 lbs 120.417 kg)DBF
Lower Gun Deck8 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 French 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1757 - 17.4.1757Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:63117.4.1757 - 23.11.1757Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
5.4.1757Action of April 5 1757
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
23.11.1757Taken by
23.11.1757Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DBFJean-Michel Roche, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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