French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Flore' (1768)

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La Flore
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1768	NNF-1715
Acquired	11.11.1768	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1769	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Condemned	1787	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck126'French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.931 (134′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel117'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0127 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4748 (34′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2148 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen540Ton

Armament

1769Broadside Weight = 116 French Livre (125.1872 lbs 56.782 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17692377 officers, 230 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1771 - 1772Capitaine de Vaisseau, rank ??ref:6731778Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6311781 - 1783Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1771 - 1772Enseigne de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.10.1771 - 20.10.1772Garde de la Marineref:1275

2 Passengers

DatesRankNameSource
1771 - 1772Dessinateurref:6731771 - 1772Lieutenant de Vaisseau, rank ?ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1771

A scientific expedition with Borda , Astronomer Pingre and Ozanne , from 1771 to 1772 , carried out in the Atlantic to test the new marine chronometers from Leroy and Berthoud .

ref:673
1778

Took 4 prizes under Captain de Castellane

ref:631
1787Condemned at Toulon, may have been sold or broken upNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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