French Sixth Rate praam 'Louise' (1760)

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Louise
Nominal Guns	20	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1759	NNF-1715
Acquired	5.1760	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	7.1760	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Gascony	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Praam	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	6.1783	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck131' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.5488 (139′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0176 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold9' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.9232 (9′ 7″ Imperial)
Displacement1,040Ton
Burthen391Ton

Armament

7.1760Broadside Weight = 360 French Livre (388.512 lbs 176.22 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck20 French 36-Pounder
Gun Deck2 French 12" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.17605327 officers, 425 menNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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