French gunboat 'La Coquette' (1761)

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La Coquette
Nominal Guns	3	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Acquired	10.1761	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Coquette Class (1761)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Constructor	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Gunboat	NNF-1715
Deleted from list	8.1764	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck76' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)24.6848 (80′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacementc80Ton

Armament

10.1761Broadside Weight = 36 French Livre (38.8512 lbs 17.622 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck3 French 24-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
176161Design Complement

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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