French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Fidèle' (1748)

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La Fidèle
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1746	NNF-1715
Acquired	1.1748	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk as Blockship	6.1758	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck119'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.664 (126′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth31'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.0959 (33′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5487 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton

Armament

1.1748Broadside Weight = 96 French Livre (103.6032 lbs 46.992 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.17482105 officers, 205 menNNF-1715

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1748Chef d'Escadre Jean Baptiste de Mac Nemara (Baron du Mung) (d.1756)ref:6311.3.1751 - 1751Lieutenant de VaisseauChevalier Charles Mac Carthy (1706-1765)ref:6311754Lieutenant de Vaisseau Louis-Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (Marquis de Vaudreuil) (1724-1802)ref:6311756Lieutenant de Vaisseau de LizardaisTGM

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1756Enseigne de Vaisseau Charles Étienne Bombelle (1733-1783)ref:1275

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1748Volontaire de la Marine, at 14 years Jean Baptiste de Turpin de Jouhé (Comte de Turpin de Jouhé du Breuil-Malmaud) (1734-1783)ref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
17.5.1756Action of 17th May 1756
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg

Notes on Ship

Date captain ??ref:631

De Rigaud : Lieutenant in 1754, he command the "Fidèle" then the "Aréthuse 1759" .

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

TGMVarious, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

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