French Fifth Rate frégate-vaisseau de 1er ordre 'La Gloire' (1724)

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La Gloire
Nominal Guns	46	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1724	NNF-1715
Launched	5.11.1724	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1725	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques Poirier (d.1740)	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	3.5.1747	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'Glory' (1747) (44)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck130' 7"Imperial Feet39.6299
Length of Keel108' 10"Imperial Feet32.9184
Breadth35' 11 ½"Imperial Feet10.6807
Depth in Hold15' 7 ½"Imperial Feet4.5847
Burthen748 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck122' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6256 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4748 (34′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9045 (16′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton

Armament

5.1725Broadside Weight = 204 French Livre (220.1568 lbs 99.858 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 6-Pounder

1741Broadside Weight = 220 French Livre (237.424 lbs 107.69 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17252855 officers, 280 menNNF-1715

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.6.1744 - 16.11.1744Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Roland-Michel Barrin (3^rd Marquis de La Galissonière) (1693-1756)ref:1275

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1733Lieutenant de VaisseauVincent Huon de Kermadec (1671-1746)ref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
5.1747 - 3.5.1747Garde de la MarineJoseph Bernard de Chabert-Cogolin (1724-1805)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1733

Sent to the Baltic to aid the Polish at the Seige of Danzig.

ref:673
3.8.1746Action of August 3 1746
10.8.1746Action of 10th Aug. 1746
3.5.17471st Battle of Cape Finisterre

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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