French barques latines 'La Légère' (1729)

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La Légère
Nominal Guns	14	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	12.1758	NNF-1715
Acquired	4.1729	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Sibylle Class (1729)	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Barques latines	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	12.1770	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck76' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)24.6848 (80′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.2403 (23′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 1"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.6255 (8′ 7″ Imperial)
Burthen156Ton

Armament

4.1729Broadside Weight = 28 French Livre (30.2176 lbs 13.706 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck14 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.17291445 officers, 139 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
17.9.1738 - 19.8.1739Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:17621747Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1734Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
28.10.1733 - 12.4.1734Garde de la Marineref:1275

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
1752Ecrivainref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1752

On mission to Tripoli .

ref:673
1759Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:1762 Thesis

ref:673 Web Site

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