French Fifth Rate flûte 'La Balance' (1760)

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La Balance
Nominal Guns	34	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1759	NNF-1715
Acquired	9.1760	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	11.1761	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Balance Class	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Wrecked	17.1.1768	ref:1275

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck140'French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth31'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.0959 (33′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacement1,350Ton
Burthen660Ton

Armament

11.1761Broadside Weight = 164 French Livre (176.9888 lbs 80.278 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck14 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.17611939 officers, 184 menNNF-1715

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1766Enseigne de VaisseauFWIKI1766 - 1767Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1766

From 1766 to 1767 , campaign to Martinique .

ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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