French Fourth Rate frigate 'La Parfaite' (1723)

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La Parfaite
Nominal Guns	46	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1722	NNF-1715
Acquired	1.1723	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Argonaute Class (1722)	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	NNF-1715
Burnt	10.1756	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck122'Rotterdam feet38.2982 (125′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth32'Rotterdam feet10.071 (33′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15'Rotterdam feet4.7347 (15′ 6″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton

Armament

1.1723Broadside Weight = 204 French Livre (220.1568 lbs 99.858 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.17232755 officers, 270 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1731Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731740 - 1741Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1731 - 1732Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1731

Campaign at Saint-Domingue .

ref:673
7.1.1741Action of January 7 1741
4.1746Refitted as a 28 gun Unrated Fireship

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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