French Sixth Rate frigate 'La Friponne' (1747)

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La Friponne
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1747	NNF-1715
Acquired	1747	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1748	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sold	1762	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck115' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.352 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel104' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.8198 (110′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2853 (33′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen400Ton

Armament

1.1748Broadside Weight = 96 French Livre (103.6032 lbs 46.992 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.17482057 officers, 198 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921761 - 10.1761Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.1757 - 11.1757Sous-Lieutenant d'Artillerie de Marine, for 8 monthsref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1761

Condemned at Rochefort

NNF-1715

Notes on Ship

Not sure date ??ref:631

for de Meschin : Commandement du Vaisseau du Roi, "La Friponne" , désarmé à Rochefort, et s'est retiré en 1762

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Rodrigue Martin on Wednesday 10th of January 2024 19:53

Do you have the list of the crew. I am doing genealogy and look for two guys Jean Martin and Jean Marcou. Are they on the boat for the trip to Quebec on april and may 1748?

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