French gabarre 'L'Esturgeon' (1770)

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L'Esturgeon	16730
Nominal Guns	10	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1769	NNF-1715
Acquired	8.1770	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	10.1770	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean Geoffroy	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Gabarre	NNF-1715
Wrecked	10.1783	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck109' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.4032 (116′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth20' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.5501 (21′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.4645 (11′ 4″ Imperial)
Displacement360Ton
Burthen230Ton

Armament

10.1770Broadside Weight = 20 French Livre (21.584 lbs 9.79 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck10 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
80.1770406 officer, 34 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1773Lieutenant de VaisseauChevalier Thibaut-René de Kergariou-Locmaria (Comte de Kergariou-Locmaria) (1739-1795)FWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
30.5.1775 - 3.11.1775Enseigne de Vaisseau Gilbert Pierre Alexandre Chavagnac (Comte de Chavagnac) (1745-1819)ref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
1773

Campaign in the Indian Ocean .

FWIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

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