French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Comète' (1752)

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La Comète
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1752	NNF-1715
Acquired	20.12.1752	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	8.1753	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Comète Class	NNF-1715
Designed by	Joseph-Louis Ollivier	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Louis Ollivier	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	16.3.1761	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Comet' (1761) (32)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck120'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel107'French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.7807 (114′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2853 (33′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2103 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton

Armament

8.1753Broadside Weight = 112 French Livre (120.8704 lbs 54.824 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.17532099 officers, 200 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
3.9.1753 - 24.2.1754Capitaine de Vaisseau Paul Osée Bidé (Seigneur de Chezac) (1707-1764)ref:1275

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1755 - 1756Garde de la Marine Louis Le Moenne de Launay (Seigneur de la Chesnaye)ref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
5.4.1757Action of April 5 1757
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
16.3.1761Taken by Bedford (70)

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1755-1755	Fleet for Louisbourg 1755

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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