French Fifth Rate frégate à deux batteries 'L'Actif' (1673)

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L'Actif -> 1675 Etoile	15987
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1673	NNF-1661
Launched	9.1673	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	1674	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1661
Designed by	Benjamin Chaille	NNF-1661
Constructor	Pierre Masson (d.1720)	NNF-1661
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Frégate à deux batteries	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Deleted from list	1696	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck105' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.104 (111′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel80' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)25.984 (85′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen410Ton

Armament

1673Broadside Weight = 180 French Livre (194.256 lbs 88.11 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck18 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1674206 NNF-1661

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1674 - 1675Capitaine de Vaisseau André de Nesmond (1641-1702)FWIKI1678Capitaine de Vaisseau Joseph Andrault (2^nd Comte de Langeron) (1649-1711)ref:7691682Capitaine de Vaisseau Job Forant (d.1692)FWIKI1683Capitaine de Vaisseau des Gouttesref:771

Service History

DateEventSource
1.2.1674/75Attack on the Smyrne Convoi
12.1675Renamed EtoileNNF-1661
11.12.16772nd Battle of Tobago
23.7.1682First Bombardment of Algiers
23.5.1683Second Bombardment of Algiers
14.8.1697Action of 1697-08-14

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:769Augustin Jal, Digital Book

ref:771Charles de la Roncière, Digital Book

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