French Sixth Rate frigate 'Le Rohan Soubise' (1780)

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Le Rohan Soubise
Nominal Guns	22	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Privateer frigate 'La Comtesse d'Artois' (1779) (24) 1779-1780 French 24 Gun Privateer Frigate
Purchased	3.1780	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	4.1780	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Comtesse d'Artois Class (1779)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	E-WIKI
Constructor	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	NNF-1774
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	25.4.1781	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck107' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.7536 (114′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4628 (27′ 9″ Imperial)
Burthen300Ton

Armament

4.1780Broadside Weight = 92 French Livre (99.2864 lbs 45.034 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 French 6-Pound Obusier

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1780/03 - 1781/04/25, Principal Managing Ownerref:683

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1780230 NNF-1774

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.4.1780 - 30.4.1780Capitaine de Corsaire , Private Ownersref:68330.4.1780 - 2.5.1780Capitaine de Corsaire , Private Owners, after the mortal wound of Royerref:683

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.4.1780 - 30.4.1780Capitaine en Secondref:683

Service History

DateEventSource
25.4.1781Taken by

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
10.4.1780-1780	Dunkirk Privateer Squadron 1780	Jean Baptiste Charles RoyerFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Merchant Sailor Service 1772-1780

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:683Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej, Digital Book

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