French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Milanaise' (1805)

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Le Milanaise ➡ 1814 Sirene
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1800
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	5.1803	NNF-1800
Launched	23.9.1805	NNF-1800
First Commissioned	3.1806	NNF-1800
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1800
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Milanaise Class (1803)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Charles Jean François Segondat-DuvernetFrench Ship Builder Service 1735-1811	NNF-1800
Constructor	Louis Jean Baptiste BretocqFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1794-1830	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1800
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1800
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1800
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1800
Broken Up	1837	NNF-1800

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1800
Length of Gundeck46.61Meters152′ 11″ Imperial
Breadth12.02Meters39′ 5″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.17Meters20′ 2″ Imperial

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 392 French Livre (423.0464 lbs 191.884 kg)NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1803323Design Complement

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.1825 - 1827Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1814Renamed SireneNNF-1800

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

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