French Merchant frigate 'La Sylphide' (1756)

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La Sylphide	16340
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	11.1755	NNF-1715
Acquired	27.4.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1756	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Antoine Groignard (1727-1799)	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk as Blockship	11.1761	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck142' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.1216 (151′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel137' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.4976 (145′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7184 (35′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.4916 (11′ 5″ Imperial)
Draught Forward14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Draught Aft16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,100Ton
Burthen520Ton

Armament

1.1756Broadside Weight = 180 French Livre (194.256 lbs 88.11 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck30 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1756210 NNF-1715

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1758 - 9.1758Capitaine de VaisseauÉtienne Mahy9.1758 - 1759Capitaine de Vaisseau François-Aymar Monteil (Comte de Monteil) (1725-1787)

Service History

DateEventSource
8.3.1757Action of 8th March 1757
29.4.1758Battle of Cuddalore
10.9.1759Battle of Pondicherry

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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La Sylphide
Silphide
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	11.1755	NNF-1715
Acquired	27.4.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1756	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Antoine Groignard (1727-1799)	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk as Blockship	11.1761	NNF-1715