French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Vistule' (1808)

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Le Vistule ➡ 1814 Danae
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1800
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	10.1805	NNF-1800
Launched	22.8.1808	NNF-1800
First Commissioned	2.1812	NNF-1800
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1800
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Milanaise Class (1803)	NNF-1800
Designed by	Charles Jean François Segondat-DuvernetFrench Ship Builder Service 1735-1811	NNF-1800
Constructor	Louis Jean Baptiste BretocqFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1794-1830	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1800
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1800
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1800
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1800
Broken Up	1873	NNF-1800

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1800
Length of Gundeck46.61Meters152′ 11″ Imperial
Breadth12.02Meters39′ 5″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.17Meters20′ 2″ Imperial

Armament

1808Broadside Weight = 392 French Livre (423.0464 lbs 191.884 kg)NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1803323Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - Capitaine de Frégateref:631aft.7.10.1847 - 1849Capitaine de Frégate , port commission in Brest .ref:631

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - Chirurgien-Majorref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - Constructeur Naval , death on board ??ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1814Renamed DanaeNNF-1800
1.1.1841Docked at Brest ref:673

Notes on Ship

Captain at the 01/01/1841 ?ref:631

Listed Françis Ollivier and link to François M Charles Ollivier on the page of Le Couriaul de Quilio

Nothing listed for 1841 on the page of François M Charles Ollivier

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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