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La Diane (32) 1779-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1779)
Hussar (28) 1763-1780
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1763)
Nonsuch (64) 1774-1802
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1774)
La Légère (32) 1765-1780
French 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1765)
Le Hussard (18) 1780-1780
French 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown
(1780)
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French 4 Gun
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(1780)
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British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1779)
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British 50 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1810 Renamed "Tilbury"
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Fowey (24) 1749-1781
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Infidèle Class

Nationality	France
Nominal Guns	32
Approved	1765
Designer	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781
Rate	Fifth Rate
Type	Frigate
Designed Crew	247
Ships in Class	6

Design Armament	Broadside Weight = 174.00 French Livre (187.78 lbs 85.17 kg)		NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck	26 x French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle	6 x French 6-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
	Ordered	Shipyard	Launched	Out of service	Fate	Gundeck Length	Length of Keel	Breadth	Depth in hold	Burthen
As Designed							130'0"	34'0	17'0"	600
L'Infidele (32) 1765-1783 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	6.1765	12.1783	Broken Up	130'		34'	17'	600
La Légère (32) 1765-1780 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	6.1765	14.7.1780	Sunk in Action	130'		34'	17'	600
La Sincère (32) 1766-1778 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	12.3.1766	1778	Last known	130'		34'	17'	600
L'Inconstante (32) 1766-1781 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	26.3.1766	7.1781	Burnt	130'		34'	17'	600
La Blanche (32) 1766-1779 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	20.10.1766	21.12.1779	Captured	130'		34'	17'	600
L'Enjouee (32) 1766-1783 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate	Unknown	Le Havre - Normandy	4.11.1766	12.1783	Broken Up	130'		34'	17'	600

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Friday 19th of June 2026 00:08	Jon Miller	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Diane' (1779) (32) 1779-1780 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Friday 19th of June 2026 00:05	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Hussar' (1763) (28) 1763-1780 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Friday 19th of June 2026 00:03	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Nonsuch' (1774) (64) 1774-1802 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Thursday 18th of June 2026 23:52	Jon Miller	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Légère' (1765) (32) 1765-1780 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Thursday 18th of June 2026 23:48	Jon Miller	French Privateer 'Le Hussard' (1780) (18) 1780-1780 French 18 Gun Privateer Unknown

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