French Sixth Rate flûte 'Le Duc de Praslin' (1770)

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Le Duc de Praslin
Nominal Guns	26	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Merchant flûte 'Le Duc de Praslin' (1764) (20) 1764-1770 French 20 Gun Merchant Flûte
Purchased	6.1770	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Sold	7.1771	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck132' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8736 (140′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel112' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3776 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0432 (36′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.3036 (14′ 1″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,200Ton
Burthen600Ton

Armament

6.1770Broadside Weight = 156 French Livre (168.3552 lbs 76.362 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1770140 NNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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