French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Revanche' (1795)

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La Revanche
Nominal Guns	40	EWIKI
Nationality	République française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	3.1794	EWIKI
Launched	31.8.1795	EWIKI
First Commissioned	9.1795	EWIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	EWIKI
Shipyard	Dieppe - Normandy	EWIKI
Ship Class	Romaine Class	EWIKI
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander Forfait (1752-1807)	EWIKI
Category	Fifth Rate	EWIKI
Ship Type	Frigate	EWIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	EWIKI
Deleted from list	31.8.1795	EWIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWIKI
Length of Gundeck149' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.3969 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3729 (40′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

31.8.1795Broadside Weight = 408 French Livre (440.3136 lbs 199.716 kg)FWIKI
Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1818

Deleted from list in 1818 or 1819

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