French Fourth Rate frigate 'L'Atalante' (1707)

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L'Atalante
Nominal Guns	40	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1706	NNF-1715
Acquired	2.1707	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1707	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Atalante Class (1706)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Philippe CochoisFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1691-1692	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1733	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck117' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0112 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4477 (34′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12'French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9247 (12′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen480Ton

Armament

5.1707Broadside Weight = 142 French Livre (153.2464 lbs 69.509 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17072366 Officers, 230 menNNF-1715

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1707 - 1708Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1710 - 19.9.1710Garde de la Marineref:6311717Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
9.8.1717 - 9.1717Capitaine de Vaisseau, rank of a Governorref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1707

From 1707 to 1708 , Campaign of Inde (Antilles ??) : no date

ref:631
1710

Expédition de Du Clerc against Rio de Janeiro.

ref:631
9.8.1717Sailed from La Rochelle ref:673
9.1717Arrived at Louisbourg ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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