French Sixth Rate flûte 'Le Marquis de Sance' (1770)

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Le Marquis de Sance ➡ 1772 Isle de France
Nominal Guns	22	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Marquis de Sance' (1766) (20) 1766-1770 French 20 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased	10.1770	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1777	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Hulked	6.1790	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck115' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.352 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel103' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.4544 (109′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.0688 (33′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9517 (12′ 11″ Imperial)
Displacement950Ton
Burthen535Ton

Armament

10.1770Broadside Weight = 88 French Livre (94.9696 lbs 43.076 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1770148 NNF-1715

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
23.6.1771 - 4.6.1772Enseigne de Vaisseau, Capitaine en secondref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
23.6.1771

Carries out a mission to the Moluccas to look for nutmeg and clove plants.

ref:673
8.1772Renamed Isle de FranceNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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