French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Ludlow' (1703)

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Le Ludlow
Nominal Guns	30	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ludlow' (1698) (32) 1698-1703 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	16.1.1703	W033
Shipyard	Woodbridge - Suffolk	B028
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner (1694)	B028
Constructor	Mrs Anne MundayBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	W033
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Frigate	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Last known	1729	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck108' 8"Imperial Feet32.9438
Length of Keel90' 0"Imperial Feet27.432
Breadth28' 3"Imperial Feet8.5439
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Burthen382 ⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck99'French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.1823 (105′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel90'French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.232 (95′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.1417 (26′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.4104 (11′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen260'Ton

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 73 French Livre (78.7816 lbs 35.7335 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck8 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 3-Pounder

1703Broadside Weight = 96 French Livre (103.6032 lbs 46.992 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck8 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.17031866 Officers, 180 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1703 - 6.1703Capitaine de Frégate22.6.1703 - 1704Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
16.1.1703

Taken by Adroit

W033
10.4.1703Action of 10th April 1703

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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