French Sixth Rate frigate 'Le Dursley Galley' (1746)

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Le Dursley Galley
Dursley Galay
Nominal Guns	22	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Privateer frigate 'Dursley Galley' (1745) (20) 1745-1746 British 20 Gun Privateer Frigate
Captured	8.5.1746	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	5.1748	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck104'French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.8063 (110′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth27'French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.7967 (28′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9788 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen300Ton

Armament

8.5.1746Broadside Weight = 88 French Livre (94.9696 lbs 43.076 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.5.17461877 officers, 180 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1746 - 31.12.1746Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1747 - 30.5.1748Garde de la Marineref:1275

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

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