French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Engageante' (1766)

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L'Engageante
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1765	NNF-1715
Launched	14.11.1766	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	4.1768	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-François EtienneFrench Ship Builder Service 1749-1765	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	23.4.1794	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Engageante' (1794) (32) 1794-1811 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck134'French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.5264 (142′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel120'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.3951 (37′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

4.1768Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.17682477 officers, 240 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1794 - 23.4.1794Chef de DivisionTRN4

Service History

DateEventSource
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
23.4.1794Action of 1794-04-23
23.4.1794Taken by in the Channel

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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