French Merchant ship 'Le Triton' (1769)

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Le Triton
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	12.1768	NNF-1715
Acquired	25.9.1769	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	2.1770	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Bought by the Navy	4.1770	NNF-1715
Becomes	French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Triton' (1770) (32) 1770-1781 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1779 Renamed "Cybèle"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck130'French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3384 (125′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth34'French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0703 (36′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12'French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9247 (12′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen550Ton

Armament

2.1770Broadside Weight = 156 French Livre (168.3552 lbs 76.362 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.177014111 officers, 130 menNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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