French Fifth Rate flûte 'La Bricole' (1764)

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La Bricole
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1763	NNF-1715
Acquired	19.4.1764	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	6.1764	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Coulisse Class (1764)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Given Away	10.1779	NNF-1715
Becomes	American Fifth Rate ship 'Bricole' (1780) (44) 1780-1780 American 44 Gun 5th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck144' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.7712 (153′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel129' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.8992 (137′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,200Ton
Burthen700Ton

Armament

6.1764Broadside Weight = 172 French Livre (185.6224 lbs 84.194 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck14 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1764167 NNF-1715

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
12.1772 - 6.1773Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1767 - 1768Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1779Foundered in the Savannah river and refloatedNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 25th of June 2026 04:05

London, 11 November 1765: They write from Rochfort, that the Bricole frigate sailed the 30th ult, with dispatches for the French commandant at St Peter’s near Newfoundland. [Exeter Evening Post, 14 November 1765]

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