French flûte 'Placelierre' (1762)

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Placelierre -> 1763 Étoile

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Nominal Guns14NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Purchased8.1762NNF-1715
First Commissioned9.1762NNF-1715
ShipyardUnknownNNF-1715
CategoryUnratedNNF-1715
Ship TypeFlûte NNF-1715
Last Mentioned1789NNF-1715

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck104' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.7792 (110′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth27' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.8005 (28′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 1"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2314 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Displacement794Ton 
Burthen404Ton 

Armament


9.1762Broadside Weight = 56 French Livre (60.4352 lbs 27.412 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck14 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1762114 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1773 - 1777Lieutenant de Vaisseau François Denis de Keredern de Trobriand (Comte de Trobriand) (1730-1780)ref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
4.1763Renamed ÉtoileNNF-1715
29.9.1768Arrived at Batavia from Brest, CO GrandairW054
1773

Made a long campaign in the Indian Ocean and the China Sea, returning with numerous hydrographic observations .

ref:631
5.1779Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
1780Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

 
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