French Fifth Rate flûte 'La Normande' (1759)

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La Normande
Nominal Guns	34	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1759	NNF-1715
Acquired	15.5.1759	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1760	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Deleted from list	1786	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck140'French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth31'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.0959 (33′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacement1,350Ton
Burthen660Ton

Armament

1760Broadside Weight = 164 French Livre (176.9888 lbs 80.278 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck14 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17601939 officers, 184 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
29.12.1767 - 7.1770Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1763 - 1764Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1763

From 1763 to 1764 , campaign to Cayenne and Saint-Domingue .

ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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