French Sixth Rate gabarre 'La Nourrice' (1780)

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La Nourrice
Nominal Guns	22	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1780	NNF-1774
Launched	16.10.1780	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Baleine Class (1778)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1774
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Gabarre	NNF-1774
Sold	1787	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck122' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6256 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel112' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3776 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.1215 (29′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.0059 (13′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton

Armament

16.10.1780Broadside Weight = 80 French Livre (86.336 lbs 39.16 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
177893Design Complement

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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