French corvette 'La Naiade' (1779)

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La Naiade
Nominal Guns	26	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1779	BWAS-1714
Acquired	21.12.1779	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	4.1780	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Coquette Class (1779)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Corvette	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	14.4.1783	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Sixth Rate ship 'Naiade' (1783) (26) 1783-1784 British 26 Gun 6th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel106' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.4288 (112′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.9064 (32′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold45' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.6485 (48′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen480Ton

Armament

21.12.1779Broadside Weight = 80 French Livre (86.336 lbs 39.16 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779168Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
14.4.1783Taken by in the East Indies

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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