French Sixth Rate corvette 'La Badine' (1780)

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La Badine
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1780	NNF-1774
Launched	5.8.1780	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	12.1780	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Coquette Class (1779)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1774
Constructor	François-Guillaume Clairain des LauriersFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1738-1768	ref:1275
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Condemned	3.1804	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel106' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.4288 (112′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.9064 (32′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold45' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.6485 (48′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen480Ton

Armament

5.8.1780Broadside Weight = 80 French Livre (86.336 lbs 39.16 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder

1782Broadside Weight = 88 French Livre (94.9696 lbs 43.076 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

1792Broadside Weight = 142 French Livre (153.2464 lbs 69.509 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1801Broadside Weight = 88 French Livre (94.9696 lbs 43.076 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1779168Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1783 - 1784Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
c.1798 - c.1799Aspirant de Seconde Classe , no year , Egypt Campaignref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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ref:631 Web Site

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Saturday 20th of June 2026 04:21	Jon Miller	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Capricieuse' (1779) (32) 1779-1780 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
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