French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Atalante' (1741)

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L'Atalante
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1740	NNF-1715
Launched	16.3.1741	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	6.1741	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	6.1760	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck115'French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.361 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen441Ton

Armament

6.1741Broadside Weight = 148 French Livre (159.7216 lbs 72.446 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck10 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.17412466 officers, 240 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1744 - 1745Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731749Capitaine de Vaisseauref:67313.5.1754 - 1758Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1747Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6311757Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
11.3.1756Capture of the Warwick
1757

Campaign to Cayenne and the West Indies .

ref:673
6.1760

Sunk in the Saint Lawrence

NNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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Tuesday 16th of June 2026 16:00	Jon Miller	Lord Richard Howe (1^st Earl Howe)British Naval Sailor Marine Service 1736-1799
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:41	Jon Miller	Richard HillBritish Naval Sailor Service 1778-1791
Tuesday 16th of June 2026 15:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Grampus' (1795) (54) 1795-1799 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
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