French Fifth Rate flûte 'La Seine' (1720)

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La Seine
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1718	NNF-1715
Acquired	22.5.1720	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	8.1720	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Seine Class (1720)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Rene LevasseurFrench Ship Builder Service 1692	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1774	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck125' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4748 (34′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9045 (16′ 1″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,100Ton
Burthen650Ton

Armament

8.1720Broadside Weight = 236 French Livre (254.6912 lbs 115.522 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.17202588 officers, 250 menNNF-1715

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
22.5.1720 - 1720Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1728Bombardment of Tripoli
8.1757Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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