French corvette 'La Calypso' (1756)

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La Calypso
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1756	NNF-1715
Acquired	9.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	11.1756	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Calypso Class (1756)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Deleted from list	1772	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck100' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.48 (106′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9788 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacementc400Ton
Burthen200Ton

Armament

9.1756Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder

11.1756Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.17561555 officers, 150 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1759Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI1761 - 11.11.1762Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.4.1757 - 1757Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731.10.1761 - 1761Lieutenant de Vaisseau, capitaine en secondref:1275

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1759Garde de la MarineFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
1.10.1761

After the death of the Ship-Commander , Saulx take command : no date .

ref:1275
11.11.1762Arrived at Brest ref:1275
8.1763

Re-rigged as a 3-masted Xebec

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Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
23.12.1761-8.11.1762	Blenac Squadron for the Windward islands 1761	Charles de Courbon (Comte de Blenac)French Naval Sailor Administrator Service 1725-1764

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 16th of November 2020 16:16

Copy of the letter from Monsieur d'Oisy commanding the Calypso Brest, November 15, 1762
I got under way from the roadstead of the Cap July 15 with the Diadème and the Brillant in consequence of the order that I received from Monsieur de Blénac. This sortie as its objective the departure of some merchant ships, which we escorted.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 23rd of January 2017 18:31

unsure if this is the correct vessel
4 April 1762 French Calype26 cap Duchilleau with dispatches from R-Ad de Blénac Courbon arrives in Havana in an attempt to enlist Spanish help in a French operation against Jamaica which were not supported by the Spanish

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