French Sixth Rate ship 'L'Ariel' (1779)

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L'Ariel
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Sixth Rate ship 'Ariel' (1777) (20) 1777-1779 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Captured	10.9.1779	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Sphinx Class (1773)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	John WilliamsBritish Designer Ship Builder Service 1762-1784	BWAS-1714
Constructor	John PerryBritish Ship Builder Service 1775-1810	BWAS-1714
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Given Away	10.1780	NNF-1774
Becomes	American Sixth Rate ship 'Ariel' (1780) (26) 1780-1781 American 26 Gun 6th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck105' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.104 (111′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel93' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)30.2064 (99′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.1012 (29′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5728 (11′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen350Ton

Armament

9.1779Broadside Weight = 102 French Livre (110.0784 lbs 49.929 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1779210 NNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:20	Jon Miller	George GaytonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1744-1795
Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:19	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Sultan' (1775) (74) 1775-1816 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1805 Renamed "Suffolk"
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Saturday 13th of June 2026 18:15	Jon Miller	French Privateer schooner 'Le Furet' (1797) (4) 1797-1797 French 4 Gun Privateer Schooner
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