French flûte 'La Pie' (1746)

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La Pie
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1746	NNF-1715
Launched	2.8.1746	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	8.1748	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Pie Class (1746)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre Chaillé FilsFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1744	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Abandoned	5.1760	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck106' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.4288 (112′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.1525 (26′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 1"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9111 (12′ 9″ Imperial)
Displacement584Ton
Burthen320Ton

Armament

8.1748Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

3.1759Broadside Weight = 20 French Livre (21.584 lbs 9.79 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck10 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1748622 officers, 60 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1749Capitaine de Brûlotref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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