French Sixth Rate frigate 'L'Héroine' (1752)

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L'Héroine
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1752	NNF-1715
Acquired	20.12.1752	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1753	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Topaze Class (1750)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Constructor	Mathurin-Louis GeffroyFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1742-1764	ref:1275
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1779	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck114'French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0349 (121′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel114'0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0272 (121′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth30'French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15'French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.8991 (16′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen450Ton

Armament

20.12.1752Broadside Weight = 104 French Livre (112.2368 lbs 50.908 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder

9.1753Broadside Weight = 104 French Livre (112.2368 lbs 50.908 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.175322010 officers, 210 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
14.8.1758 - 31.3.1759Enseigne de Vaisseauref:17141763Enseigne de VaisseauFWIKI1765 - 1771Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1765Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
4.1755 - 12.1755Ecrivainref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1755

Fom April to December , on mission on the coasts of Spain and Portugal .

ref:673
2.10.1758Action of 22nd October 1758
31.5.1765Blockade of the Pirates of Salé
25.6.1765Larache Expedition
8.1766Refitted as a Unrated Careening Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:1714 Archive

ref:673 Web Site

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