French frigate 'Le Robecq' (1780)

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Le Robecq
Nominal Guns	18	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Privateer frigate 'La Comtesse de Provence' (1779) (22) 1779-1780 French 22 Gun Privateer Frigate
Purchased	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	NNF-1774
Category	Unrated	NNF-1774
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	30.6.1782	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British sloop 'Robecque' (1782) (18) 1782-1783 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck111' 5 ½"Imperial Feet33.8455
Length of Keel92' 1 ⅞"Imperial Feet28.0638
Breadth28' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet8.5439
Depth in Hold12' 6 ½"Imperial Feet3.6703
Burthen387 ⁴³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1780Broadside Weight = 94 French Livre (101.4448 lbs 46.013 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 French 6-Pound Obusier

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1780/04 - 1782/06/30, Principal Managing Ownerref:683

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1780Purchased while on the stocksBWAS-1714
30.6.1782Taken 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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