French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Blanche' (1766)

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La Blanche
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1760	NNF-1715
Launched	20.10.1766	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1768	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Infidèle Class (1765)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	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	21.12.1779	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship of the line 'Blanche' (1779) (36) 1779-1780 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck130'French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth34'French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0703 (36′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5487 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

1.1768Broadside Weight = 156 French Livre (168.3552 lbs 76.362 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.17682477 officers, 240 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1779 - 21.12.1779Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
21.12.1779Action of 1779-12-21

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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