French Fifth Rate flûte 'Le Danube' (1761)

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Le Danube
Nominal Guns	34	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1760	NNF-1715
Acquired	6.1761	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	10.1761	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Balance Class (1760)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1752	NNF-1715
Constructor	FaminFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1785	NNF-1715

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

10.1761Broadside 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
10.17611939 officers, 184 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
23.9.1765 - 6.3.1766Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.1763 - 6.1764Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
4.1764 - 1764Intendant de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1763

From June 1763 to June 1764 , campaign to Cayenne .

ref:673
23.9.1765

Supply mission to Cadiz for the Chaffault Division from the 23/09/1765 to 06/03/1766 .

ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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Thursday 2nd of December 2021 22:01	Alan Beale	Jeremiah BealeBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1810
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