French frigate 'Le Robecq' (1780)

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Le Robecq	6211
Nominal Guns	18	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Privateer frigate 'La Comtesse de Provence' (1779) (22)
Purchased	4.1780	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Comtesse d'Artois Class	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jaques Denys	E-WIKI
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)

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 Robert Coppens (1720-1799), Cailliez Principal Managing Ownerref:683

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1780Purchased while on the stocksBWAS-1714
30.6.1782Taken by Ariadne (20)

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
10.4.1780-1780	Dunkirk Privateer Squadron 1780	Jean Baptiste Charles Royer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:683Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej, Digital Book

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