French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Licorne' (1755)

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La Licorne
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1754	NNF-1715
Acquired	12.1755	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1756	NNF-1715
Home Port	Alexandria - Egypt	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Licorne Class (1754)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean GeoffroyFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean GeoffroyFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	18.6.1778	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Licorne' (1778) (32) 1778-1783 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck120' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.9841 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.0688 (33′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen540Ton

Armament

3.1756Broadside Weight = 112 French Livre (120.8704 lbs 54.824 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.17562377 officers, 230 menNNF-1715

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1758Capitaine de FrégateFWIKI1761 - 1762Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI1762Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI28.3.1765 - 30.11.1765Capitaine de Vaisseauref:12751766Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1756 - 1757Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731765Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1762Enseigne de VaisseauFWIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
aft.3.1756 - 1756Garde de la Marineref:67328.3.1765 - 30.11.1765Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1757Forrest's Action
1762

Campaign to Terre-Neuve .

ref:631
31.5.1765Blockade of the Pirates of Salé
25.6.1765Larache Expedition
1766

Campaign to Antilles

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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