French bomb vessel 'La Tonnante' (1735)

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Henry BlaxtonBritish
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Service 1767-1794
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1804 Renamed "Seine"
(1798)
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La Tonnante
Nominal Guns	8	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1734	NNF-1715
Acquired	2.1735	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1750	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck78' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)25.3344 (83′ 1″ Imperial)
Length of Keel66' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)21.4368 (70′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.248 (10′ 7″ Imperial)
Displacementc350Ton
Burthen180Ton

Armament

2.1735Broadside Weight = 24 French Livre (25.9008 lbs 11.748 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck8 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 French 12" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.173560 NNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
1747Condemned at BrestNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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Monday 27th of July 2026 12:36	Jon Miller	Henry BlaxtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1767-1794
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:35	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Ambuscade' (1798) (36) 1798-1813 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate 1804 Renamed "Seine"
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:33	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Espiegle' (1793) (16) 1793-1802 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:28	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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