French flûte 'Le Placelierre' (1762)

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Le Placelierre -> 1763 Étoile
Nominal Guns	14	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Purchased	8.1762	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1762	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1789	NNF-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

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.2.1767 - aft.16.3.1769Lieutenant de Vaisseau , rank ?FWIKI1773 - 1777Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1763Renamed ÉtoileNNF-1715
1.2.1767

Sailed from Rochefort

FWIKI
13.6.1767Arrived at Rio de Janiero FWIKI
29.9.1768Arrived at Batavia from Brest, CO GrandairW054
16.3.1769Arrived at St Malo FWIKI
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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

W054Ron van Maanen, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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