French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Tigre' (1689)

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Le Tigre
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Launched	1689	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1661
Designed by	Hendrick HouvensFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1665-1692	NNF-1661
Constructor	Hendrick HouvensFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1665-1692	NNF-1661
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate à deux batteries)	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Last known	1715	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck114' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0272 (121′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth27' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.7696 (28′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9788 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen300Tons BM

Armament

1689Broadside Weight = 90 French Livre (97.128 lbs 44.055 kg)W033
Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck18 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
170470? for 40 guns and 350 French Txref:692

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1704 - 1705Capitaine de Frégateref:692

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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