French Fifth Rate flûte 'La Ville de Lorient' (1793)

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La Ville de Lorient
Nominal Guns	28	NNF-1774
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Bretagne' (1787) (28) 1787-1793 French 28 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased	12.1793	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1774
Captured	7.1.1796	NNF-1774

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Burthen525Ton

12.1793Broadside Weight = 112 French Livre (120.8704 lbs 54.824 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck28 French 8-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1793175 NNF-1774

DateEventSource
7.1.1796Taken by
7.1.1796Taken by
7.1.1796Taken by

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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