French Merchant corvette 'La Marie' (1769)

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La Marie ➡ 1769 Nécessaire
Nominal Guns	8	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	1.1769	NNF-1774
Launched	14.8.1769	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	10.1769	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Marie Class (1769)	NNF-1774
Category	Merchant	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Transfered	9.1770	NNF-1774
Becomes	French corvette 'La Nécessaire' (1770) (8) 1770-1778 French 8 Gun Unrated Corvette

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Displacement200Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck66'0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.4368 (70′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel60'0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)19.488 (63′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth20'0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen110Ton

Armament

10.1769Broadside Weight = 20 French Livre (21.584 lbs 9.79 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck10 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.176950 NNF-1774

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1769Renamed NécessaireNNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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