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Le Sartine | 30481 | ||
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| Nominal Guns | 12 | E-WIKI | |
| Nationality | Royaume de France | ||
| Operator | Private Owners | ||
| Keel Laid Down | c.9.1775 | E-WIKI | |
| Launched | 1776 | E-WIKI | |
| First Commissioned | 19.9.1776 | E-WIKI | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | E-WIKI | |
| Shipyard | Bordeaux - Guyenne | E-WIKI | |
| Category | Merchant | E-WIKI | |
| Ship Type | Unknown | ||
| Hired out | 3.8.1778 | E-WIKI | |
| Becomes | French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Sartine' (1778) (26)
1778-1778 French 26 Gun 5th Rate Frigate | ||
Arrived at Colombo . From there she sailed to Cochin , Mahé , Mangalore , Goa , Surat and Choual , then an important trading port about 30 kilometers south of Bombay .
E-WIKIOn 24 August she sailed for China via Ceylon and the Strait of Malacca . Hurricane damage in October forced Sartine to abandon the voyage to China and instead to return to Malacca for repairs .
E-WIKIDocked at Poindichery . From there she made a trading voyage to Karaikal , a french colony .
E-WIKIAfter her return to Pondichéry , the French government requisitioned Sartine and armed her for the defense of the colony against the British .
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