French Fourth Rate frigate 'L'Hasardeux' (1674)

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L'Hasardeux
Nominal Guns	40	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1673	NNF-1661
Launched	1674	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Hasardeux Class (1674)	NNF-1661
Constructor	Honoré MalletFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1679-1698	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Wrecked	4.1695	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck115' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.352 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel96' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)31.1808 (102′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4448 (27′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen450French Tonneaux441.529

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1674206 NNF-1661

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1676 - 1677Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871683Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871688 - 1.11.1689Lieutenant de FrégateFWIKI1.11.1689 - 6.1690Capitaine de Frégateref:683

Service History

DateEventSource
13.7.1677First Battle of Ouessant
23.5.1683Second Bombardment of Algiers

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1688-6.1690	Armement Mixte of Colbert de Seignelay for Attack of Surinam	Jean Baptiste DucasseFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Pirate Administrator Marine Soldier Merchant Sailor Service 1678-1707

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:683Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej, Digital Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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