French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Harmonie' (1757)

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L'Harmonie
Nominal Guns	34	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1756	NNF-1715
Acquired	8.6.1757	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1758	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sold	12.1760	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck144' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.7749 (153′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0838 (36′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.554 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen400Ton

Armament

3.1758Broadside Weight = 124 French Livre (133.8208 lbs 60.698 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck2 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1758300 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1759Capitaine de FrégateFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.3.1759Action of 20 March 1759

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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