French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Thémis' (1799)

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La Thémis
Nominal Guns	40	W006
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Launched	1799	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	W006
Ship Class	Patriote Class (1794)	W006
Designed by	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	W006
Constructor	Raymond-Antoine HaranFrench Designer Ship Builder	W006
Category	Fifth Rate	W006
National Rate	Troisième Rang	W006
Ship Type	Frigate	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	1808	W006

Armament

1799Broadside Weight = 204 French Livre (220.1568 lbs 99.858 kg)E-WIKI
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 1806Capitaine de FrégateTRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
22.7.18053rd Battle of Cape Finisterre
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
26.2.1806Put to sea from Cadiz in company with , , and TRN5
27.3.1806The squadron of frigates arrived at CayenneW005
7.4.1806The squadron left CayenneW005
18.5.1806Left Porto Rico for FranceW005
27.7.1806The squadron encountered the, which took the the next morningTRN5
25.9.1806Action off Rochefort
21.1.1808In company with sailed from BordeauxTRN5
17.3.1808In company with passed GibraltarTRN5
23.3.1808In company with called at AjaccioTRN5
28.3.1808In company with anchored at ToulonTRN5

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W005William James, Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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