French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Dédaigneuse' (1798)

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La Dédaigneuse
Nominal Guns	40	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1794	BWAS-1793
Launched	1798	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	4.1799	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Patriote Class (1794)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
National Rate	Troisième Rang	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	28.1.1801	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Dedaigneuse' (1801) (36) 1801-1823 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck143' 10 ½"Imperial Feet43.5991
Length of Keel119' 9 ½"Imperial Feet36.2839
Breadth37' 6 ¼"Imperial Feet11.284
Depth in Hold11' 9"Imperial Feet3.5814
Burthen897 ³⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1798Broadside Weight = 204 French Livre (220.1568 lbs 99.858 kg)E-WIKI
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
26.1.1801Capture of the Dédaigneuse
28.1.1801Taken by off Ferrol
28.1.1801Taken by off Ferrol
28.1.1801Taken by off Ferrol

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 18th of August 2022 18:33

30 Dec 1800 La Dédaigneuse40 Captain Prevost Lacroix on route from Cayenne to France, sighted Tamar but was unable to engage.

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