French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Aventurier' (1671)

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L'Aventurier
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1670	NNF-1661
Launched	11.1671	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	5.1673	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1661
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate à deux batteries)	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Deleted from list	1697	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck105' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.104 (111′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel85' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)27.608 (90′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton

Armament

5.1673Broadside Weight = 168 French Livre (181.3056 lbs 82.236 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck16 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1673155 NNF-1661

Service History

DateEventSource
19.6.1685Bombardment of Tripoli

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

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