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La Sensible

11148
Nominal Guns34NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down3.1766NNF-1715
Acquired15.3.1767NNF-1715
First Commissioned8.1767NNF-1715
ShipyardIndret - Nantes NNF-1715
Ship ClassIndiscrète Class (1767)NNF-1715
Designed by
Jean-Hyacinthe RaffeauFrench
Ship Builder
NNF-1715
Constructor
Jean-Hyacinthe RaffeauFrench
Ship Builder
NNF-1715
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1715
National RateQuatrième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeFrigateNNF-1715
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1715
Last Mentioned1.1789NNF-1715

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck130'French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth33'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7455 (35′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton 

Armament


8.1767Broadside Weight = 186 French Livre (200.7312 lbs 91.047 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.17672577 officers, 250 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.1778 - 1778Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Charles René Louis de Bernard de MarignyFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Marine
Service 1754-1815
FWIKI
29.10.1788 - aft.9.1790Capitaine de Vaisseau
Jean Baptiste Alexandre de Durand d’UbrayeFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1761-1790
ref:1258

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
22.8.1767 - 18.4.1768Lieutenant d’Artillerie
Charles François Philippe CharnieresFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1756-1780
ref:1275

Service History


DateEventSource
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
16.9.1778Took the Brig
Helena (14) 1778-1778
British 14 Gun
Unrated Brig

28.1.1780Sailed from La Coruña ref:1769
28.1.1780

Bound for Brest

ref:1769
4.1780Refitted as a Unrated Flûte
11.1783Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
10.1789

After having landed in several ports in the West Indies , he joined the Ponteves-Gien Squadron , which joined Boston in October 1789 to participate in the ceremonies organized .

ref:673
1790

Flag-ship of the Station of Windward Islands.

ref:673
9.1790

During the insurrection between patriots and royalists in September 1790 in Martinique , he was forced to set sail and returned to Toulon .

ref:673

 
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Posted by Daniel N Valean on Thursday 12th of January 2023 18:22

This ship sailed from Boston, MA destination France on November 14, 1779, but a storm damaged the hull and she ended up in Ferrol, Spain (near A Coruna), on December 8, 1779. John Adams and two suns were traveling with it.


Posted by Daniel Valean on Thursday 12th of January 2023 17:01

This frigate sailed from L'Orient, France to Boston, Ma between June 17-August 2, 1779, carrying John Adams and his son, and also the frenc minister to the U.S., Chevalier Anne-Cesar de La Luzerne. See John Adams Journals.


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