French Fifth Rate corvette 'La Favorite' (1783)

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La Favorite
Nominal Guns	22	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1782	NNF-1774
Launched	15.6.1783	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	9.1783	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1774
Designed by	Charles Étienne Bombelles (Baron de Bombelle)French Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1750-1782	NNF-1774
Constructor	Hubert PennevertFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	3.1796	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck112' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3776 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel101' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.8048 (107′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.0944 (29′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5675 (14′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

9.1783Broadside Weight = 60 French Livre (64.752 lbs 29.37 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1783150 NNF-1774

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1796Taken by off Finisterre

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Thursday 30th of June 2022 22:00	AgerineRRover88	Battle of Bugia
Thursday 30th of June 2022 11:58	Jan Chamier	John CrawleyBritish Naval Sailor Service 1782-1800
Thursday 30th of June 2022 10:40	Jan Chamier	James DeaconBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1809
Thursday 30th of June 2022 07:13	Lobb	Benjamin BayntonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1801-1841
Wednesday 29th of June 2022 14:39	Yulen Hernandez	Spanish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Astuto' (1759) (60) 1759-1810 Spanish 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

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