French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Blonde' (1755)

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La Blonde
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1754	NNF-1715
Acquired	23.8.1755	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1756	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Blonde Class (1755)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	28.2.1760	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Blonde' (1760) (32) 1760-1782 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck127'French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.2566 (135′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel113'French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.7086 (120′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth32'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4207 (34′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen480Ton

Armament

3.1756Broadside Weight = 108 French Livre (116.5536 lbs 52.866 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1759 - 1760/02/28ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.17562629 offices, 253 menNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
19.3.1759Action of 19 March 1759
28.2.1760Action of February 28 1760
28.2.1760Taken by off the Isle of Man
28.2.1760Taken by off the Isle of Man

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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