French Sixth Rate flûte 'Le Mascarin' (1770)

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Le Mascarin
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Merchant ship 'Le Mascarin' (1767) (24) 1767-1770 French 24 Gun Merchant Ship 1767 Renamed "Mascarin"
Purchased	8.1770	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Unknown	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1775	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Displacementc650Ton
Burthen350Ton

Armament

8.1770Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1770126 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
6.1771 - 12.6.1772Capitaine Marchand†FWIKI

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
18.10.1771 - 8.4.1773Aspirant , as secretaryref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
12.7.1771

Disambark at the Isle de France (Mauritius) , 109 slaves sold to the King , 900 Livres each .

FWIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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