French Privateer frigate 'La Comtesse d'Artois' (1779)

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La Comtesse d'Artois
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Private Owners
Keel Laid Down	4.1779	NNF-1774
Launched	10.1779	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Comtesse d'Artois Class (1779)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	E-WIKI
Constructor	Jaques DenysFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1782	NNF-1774
Category	Privateer	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Bought by the Navy	3.1780	NNF-1774
Becomes	French Sixth Rate frigate 'Le Rohan Soubise' (1780) (22) 1780-1781 French 22 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck107' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.7536 (114′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4628 (27′ 9″ Imperial)
Burthen300Ton

Armament

10.1779Broadside Weight = 92 French Livre (99.2864 lbs 45.034 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 French 6-Pound Obusier

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1779230 NNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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