French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Carmagnole' (1793)

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La Carmagnole ➡ 1795 Rassurante ➡ 1798 Carmagnole
Nominal Guns	38	NNF-1774
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	3.1792	NNF-1774
Launched	21.5.1793	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	7.1793	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Hébé Class (1781)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Wrecked	11.1800	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck142' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.1216 (151′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Gundeck129' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.8992 (137′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6672 (41′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacement1,350Ton
Burthen700Ton

Armament

1793Broadside Weight = 346 French Livre (373.4032 lbs 169.367 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 8-Pounder

21.5.1793Broadside Weight = 282 French Livre (304.3344 lbs 138.039 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

1797Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.4624 lbs 182.094 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1781350Design Complement
1800307 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1793 - 1793Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1799 - 1800Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
3.10.1793Took the Frigate E-WIKI
1794Went aground at Querqueville and was refloatedNNF-1774
5.1795Renamed RassuranteNNF-1774
2.1798Renamed CarmagnoleNNF-1774
7.7.1800Attack on Dunkirk
11.1800Wrecked at FlushingNNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 3rd of August 2012 22:44

4 Oct 1793 Thames 32 captain James Cotes en route for Gibraltar attacked by Uranie40 captain Jean-François Tartu [killed] and Thames 32 severely damaged.
5 Oct 1793 Thames 32 taken by Carmagnole 38 under Zacharie Allemand and 2 other French frigates and a brig added to French fleet as Themis

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