French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Indienne' (1797)

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L'Indienne
Nominal Guns	42	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	12.1794	E-WIKI
Acquired	10.1797	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
Burnt to avoid capture	4.1809	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

1796Broadside Weight = 378 French Livre (407.9376 lbs 185.031 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 9-Pounder

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
1799Commis d'Administration, , Aide-Commissaireref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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