French flûte 'Le Comte de Menou' (1771)

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Le Comte de Menou -> 1775 Courtier
Nominal Guns	14	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Purchased	1.1771	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Deleted from list	1780	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck101' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.9672 (108′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.0944 (29′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2765 (14′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacementc700Ton
Burthen420Ton

Armament

1.1771Broadside Weight = 20 French Livre (21.584 lbs 9.79 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck10 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.177160 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1777Lieutenant de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
1776Commis de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1775Renamed CourtierNNF-1715
1777At Rochefort E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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