French Fourth Rate frigate 'L'Anglesea' (1745)

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L'Anglesea
Nominal Guns	52	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fifth Rate ship 'Anglesea' (1742) (44) 1742-1745 British 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship
Captured	28.3.1745	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Kingston upon Hull - Yorkshire - The Humber	B028
Ship Class	1741 Establishment 44-Gunner (1741)	B028
Constructor	Hugh BlaydesBritish Ship Builder Service 1686	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	ref:690
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1771	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck122' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6256 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7184 (35′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen650Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck121' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.3111 (128′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel107' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.7536 (114′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7725 (35′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

1745Broadside Weight = 318 French Livre (343.1856 lbs 155.661 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck24 French 9-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1745/03/28 - 1745ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17452555 officers, 250 menNNF-1715

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1750Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1.1745/46

one of three French warships escorting 5 east Indiamen which were engaged by the Bristol privateer Hannibal

ref:1846
2.9.1747Took the East Indiaman Bombay EICS

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