French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Mutine' (1744)

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La Mutine
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1744	NNF-1715
Acquired	16.10.1744	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1745	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Galatée Class (1744)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Mathurin-Louis GeffroyFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1742-1764	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean GeoffroyFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate Légère)	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	3.1758	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck110'French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.728 (117′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth29'French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.4463 (30′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen380Ton

Armament

3.1745Broadside Weight = 72 French Livre (77.7024 lbs 35.244 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck24 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.17451855 officers, 180 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1745Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6733.1747 - 2.1748Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1751Lieutenant de Vaisseau, capitaine en secondref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1751 - 1752Enseigne de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1749 - 1750Garde de la Marineref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
21.6.1747

Capture with the support of the Galathée the vessel of the English East India Company Duke of Cumberland ? .

ref:673
1749

Campaign to Morroco .

ref:631
1750

Campaign to Louisbourg .

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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