French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Impérieuse' (1787)

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L'Impérieuse
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1786	NNF-1774
Launched	11.7.1787	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Junon Class (1782)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	11.10.1793	NNF-1774
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Imperieuse' (1793) (38) 1793-1858 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1803 Renamed "Unite"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck142' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.1216 (151′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel128' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.5744 (136′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.6928 (38′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,330Ton
Burthen700Ton

Armament

11.7.1787Broadside Weight = 274 French Livre (295.7008 lbs 134.123 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782325Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
11.10.1793Taken by off La Spezia

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Posted by Thomas (John) Croese on Friday 9th of August 2024 23:30

Can you direct me to basic plans for the ship's construction please?

Posted by saliou on Friday 26th of August 2022 12:15

Pierre DOUVILLE CAPITAINE DE LA FREGATE L IMPETUEUSE est mortellement blessé au large d’Ouessant dans la bataille qui oppose le 1er juin 1794, Villaret-Joyeuse à Howeet où s’illustre le « Vengeur ».
VOR LE LIVRE-Joyeuse, et Lord Howe dans les combats des 9

Posted by luciana ferrari on Sunday 27th of January 2019 10:55

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