French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Flore' (1728)

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La Flore
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1727	NNF-1715
Launched	28.11.1728	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1729	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1708-1758	ref:673
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sold	11.1761	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck105'French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.1311 (111′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth29' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.4433 (30′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13'French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2495 (13′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen395Ton

Armament

1.1729Broadside Weight = 82 French Livre (88.4944 lbs 40.139 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck4 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.17292077 officers, 200 menNNF-1715

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.4.1738 - 1739Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1729Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6731747Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1738 - 1739Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
24.7.1741Action of 1741-07-24
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1747

Escort mission of a convoy in the Levant

ref:631
4.1753Refitted as a Unrated Receiving Ship
11.1754CondemnedNNF-1715
11.1761SoldNNF-1715
1762Captured by the EnglishNNF-1715

Notes on Ship

Builderref:673

Pierre-Blaise Coulomb (1699-1753) Sous-Constructeur at this date with his brother Elève Constructeur Jacques Luc Coulomb

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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