French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Spartiate' (1794)

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La Spartiate ➡ 1795 Pensée
Nominal Guns	42	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	4.1794	E-WIKI
Acquired	4.1794	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	12.1794	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Seine Class (1793)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	E-WIKI
Category	Fifth Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Quatrième Rang
Ship Type	Frigate	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Deleted from list	1832	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Keel146' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.4232 (155′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0253 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8735 (19′ 3″ Imperial)

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 364 French Livre (392.8288 lbs 178.178 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck10 French 8-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1795Renamed PenséeE-WIKI
22.7.1796Aimable vs Pensée
11.1804Refitted as a Unrated BreakwaterE-WIKI

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