French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Volage' (1741)

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Le Volage
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1740	NNF-1715
Acquired	1.4.1741	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	6.1741	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre MorineauFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Last known	1753	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck112'French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3821 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.1771 (33′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2765 (14′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen480Ton

Armament

6.1741Broadside Weight = 96 French Livre (103.6032 lbs 46.992 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.17412327 officers, 225 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1744Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1746Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
4.4.1745Taken by
4.1746

Captured by the English having received 110 casualties, but retaken the next day.

NNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 10' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Biter"
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