French corvette 'Le Mars' (1762)

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Le Mars
Nominal Guns	12	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Privateer corvette 'Le Mars' (1757) (12) 1757-1762 French 12 Gun Privateer Corvette
Purchased	8.1762	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1762	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Aquitaine	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Wrecked	3.1765	NNF-1715

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Burthen200Ton

9.1762Broadside Weight = 36 French Livre (38.8512 lbs 17.622 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck12 French 6-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1762564 officers, 52 menNNF-1715

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:41	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Crescent' (1778) (28) 1778-1781 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:39	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Glory' (1763) (32) 1763-1786 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1774 Renamed "Apollo"
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:37	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Kent' (1762) (74) 1762-1784 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:36	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hero' (1759) (74) 1759-1810 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1800 Renamed "Rochester"
Wednesday 17th of June 2026 05:34	Jon Miller	British First Rate ship of the line 'Royal Sovereign' (1786) (100) 1786-1841 British 100 Gun 1st Rate Ship of the Line 1825 Renamed "Captain"