French gabarre 'Le Gros Ventre' (1766)

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Le Gros Ventre
Nominal Guns	10	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1766	NNF-1715
Acquired	8.11.1766	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	8.1767	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Tamponne Class (1766)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Gabarre	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1779	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck113' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.7024 (120′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel100' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.48 (106′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Displacementc600Ton
Burthen400Ton

Armament

8.1767Broadside Weight = 30 French Livre (32.376 lbs 14.685 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1767736 officer, 67 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1771 - 1772Lieutenant de VaisseauE-WIKI1774 - 1776Lieutenant de VaisseauE-WIKI

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.1769 - 6.1770Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6739.1771 - 1772Enseigne de VaisseauE-WIKI14.2.1772 - 1772Enseigne de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
13.9.1771Sailed from Île de France E-WIKI

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
13.9.1771-1772	First Voyage of Kerguelen	Yves Joseph Marie de Kerguelen de Trémarec (Seigneur de Trémarec et du Carpont)French Naval Sailor Privateer Marine Service 1750-1796

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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