French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Maréchal de Richelieu' (1757)

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Le Maréchal de Richelieu ➡ 1758 Echo
Nominal Guns	28	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1757	NNF-1715
Acquired	12.1757	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1758	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Nantes - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	29.5.1758	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Sixth Rate ship 'Echo' (1758) (24) 1758-1770 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck113'French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.7086 (120′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.9064 (32′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold9' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.0315 (9′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

3.1758Broadside Weight = 104 French Livre (112.2368 lbs 50.908 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1758 - 29.5.1758Enseigne de FrégateFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1758Renamed EchoNNF-1715
29.5.1758Taken by off Louisbourg
29.5.1758Taken by off Louisbourg
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 19:34	Jon Miller	Sir Charles BrisbaneBritish Naval Sailor Service 1779-1819
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	William CumberlandBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1825
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:31	Jon Miller	Henry Edward Reginald BakerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1814
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Triton' (1796) (32) 1796-1814 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 19:27	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Marchioness of Exeter' (1801) (Unknown) 1801-1817 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman

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