French Sixth Rate ship 'Le Lively' (1778)

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Le Lively
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Sixth Rate ship 'Lively' (1756) (20) 1756-1778 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	9.7.1778	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Bursledon - Hampshire	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Moody JanverinBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	29.7.1781	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck107' 8 ½"Imperial Feet32.6263
Length of Keel88' 0"Imperial Feet26.8224
Breadth30' 4"Imperial Feet9.2456
Depth in Hold9' 8"Imperial Feet2.9464
Burthen430 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1778Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
5.1780 - 1780Lieutenant de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.11.1778 - 1779Lieutenant de Frégateref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
29.7.1781Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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