French cutter 'L'Agathe' (1756)

French cutter 'L'Agathe' (1756)

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L'Agathe			17794
Nominal Guns	6	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1756	NNF-1715
Acquired	1.8.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	10.1756	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Cutter	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1759	NNF-1715

Armament

10.1756Broadside Weight = 14 French Livre (15.1088 lbs 6.8532 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French Pierrier

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
175660under Captain Cornic du Chesneref:692
10.175654 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1756PiloteFWIKI

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1756Pilote, capitaine en secondref:631

Notes on Ship

Under Captain Cornicref:692

Same ship listed as privateer corvette "Agathe" of Morlaix in 1756 : 6 guns , 10 pierriers , 60 mens

DesignNNF-1715
Pierced for 12 guns

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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