French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Milfort' (1697)

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Le Milfort
Nominal Guns	32	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Milford' (1695) (32) 1695-1697 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	17.1.1697	W033
Shipyard	Ipswich - Suffolk	B028
Ship Class	1694 Group 32-Gunner (1694)	B028
Constructor	William HubbardBritish Ship Builder	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	W033
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Frigate	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Broken Up	1720	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck108' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.0784 (115′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth28' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.1113 (29′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen385Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck107' 10"Imperial Feet32.6136
Length of Keel90' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet27.4384
Breadth28' 4 ½"Imperial Feet8.5471
Depth in Hold10' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen386 ²³⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck103' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.5085 (109′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth23' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5245 (24′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11'French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5999 (11′ 9″ Imperial)
Burthen250Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen250French Tonneaux245.729

Armament

2.1697Broadside Weight = 70 French Livre (75.544 lbs 34.265 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck4 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder

1703Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck28 French Canons de Fer

1704Broadside Weight = 0.5 French Livre (0.5396 lbs 0.2448 kg)ref:692
Gun Deck2 French Pierrier
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fer

1710Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck26 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.16971566 Officers, 150 menNNF-1715
1703189under Captain de Marillacref:692
1704213 ref:692
1710179under Captain de Marillacref:692

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
aft.1.1.1703 - 1704Capitaine de Frégateref:6921704Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921710 - 1711Capitaine de Vaisseauref:692

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
8.6.1705 - 1705Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1704 - 7.6.1705Volontaire de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1703

From 1703 to 1704 : homeport Dunkirk .

ref:692
1710

Homeport Dunkirk .

ref:692
1718

Corps de garde à Brest

W033

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:28	Jon Miller	British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789) (10) 1789-1834 British 10 Gun Other Discovery Vessel
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