French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Infatigable' (1799)

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L'Infatigable
Nominal Guns	42	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	1797	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	7.1797	BWAS-1793
Acquired	6.4.1799	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Valeureuse Classe variant Seine Class (1797)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Charles Henri Pierre TellierFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Constructor	Charles Henri Pierre TellierFrench Ship Builder	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
National Rate	Troisième Rang	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	25.9.1806	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Immortalite' (1806) (38) 1806-1811 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck156' 6"Imperial Feet47.5515
Length of Keel132' 0 ⅝"Imperial Feet40.2495
Breadth40' 7"Imperial Feet12.3698
Depth in Hold12' 0"Imperial Feet3.6576
Burthen1,156 ⁸¹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.4.1799Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.4624 lbs 182.094 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.4.1799Home: 340 Abroad: 340 Peacetime: 260 E-WIKI

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1806 - 25.9.1806UnknownW005

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.5.1803 - 10.11.1803Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1.1805Put to sea from Rochefort as part of a squadron sent to capture the Island of DominiqueW005
20.2.1805The squadron entered the channel of Sainte-Lucie and chased an English convoy, but succeeded in capturing the Transport Prince-of-Asturias
W005
20.5.1805The squadron entered the road of the Isle of AixW005
14.5.1806Action of 1806-05-14
25.9.1806Action off Rochefort
25.9.1806Taken by the British off Rochefort

Sources

IDNameAuthorType
BWAS-1793British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817Rif Winfield, Book
E-WIKIWikipediaVarious, Web Site
W005Naval History of Great Britain Volume 2 from 1793 to the accession of Georges IVWilliam James, Digital Book
ref:631Geneanet Web Site

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