French corvette 'Le Rossignol' (1769)

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Le Rossignol
Nominal Guns	16	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1769	NNF-1715
Acquired	14.11.1769	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	11.1770	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Corvette	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	2.1796	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck108'French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.1055 (115′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel98'French Feet (Pied du Roi)31.8575 (104′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth28'French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.1215 (29′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14'French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5743 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Displacementc600Ton
Burthen350Ton

Armament

11.1770Broadside Weight = 48 French Livre (51.8016 lbs 23.496 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1770120 NNF-1715

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1771Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI5.1777 - 1778Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI1781 - 1782Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI1785Officier AuxiliaireFWIKI

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.1776 - 8.1776Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1778Took the Privateer

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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Posted by Niederhauser on Sunday 29th of June 2025 18:36

May I suggest to add Joseph Antoine Bernard Marie de La Baume Pluvinel, lieutenant de vaisseau en 1783 (peut-être aussi 1784) commandant Le Rossignol.
Thank you for your attention. Françoise Niederhauser

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