French Sixth Rate flûte 'La Désirée' (1783)

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La Désirée
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1782	NNF-1774
Launched	23.3.1783	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Seine Class (1781)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1774
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1774
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1774
Condemned	1788	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck132' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8787 (140′ 8″ Imperial)
Length of Keel117' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0112 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen660Ton

Armament

23.3.1783Broadside Weight = 88 French Livre (94.9696 lbs 43.076 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
18.11.178186Design Complement

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 17:37	Paul Martinovich	Thomas BennettBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1838
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 16:07	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Georgiana' (1791) (Unknown) 1791-1813 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 16:06	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'United Kingdom' (1801) (Unknown) 1801-1809 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 16:05	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Walthamstow' (1799) (Unknown) 1799-1814 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 16:03	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Automatia' (1799) (Unknown) 1799-1803 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman

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