French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Illyrienne' (1811)

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L'Illyrienne ➡ 1814 Hermione
Nominal Guns	44	NNF-1800
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	11.1809	NNF-1800
Launched	13.11.1811	NNF-1800
First Commissioned	3.1812	NNF-1800
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1800
Shipyard	Saint-Servan - St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Consolante Class (1795)	NNF-1800
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1800
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1800
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1800
Hulked	8.1841	NNF-1800

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1792
Length of Gundeck47.75Meters156′ 7″ Imperial
Length of Keel42.55Meters139′ 7″ Imperial
Breadth12.18Meters39′ 11″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.17Meters20′ 2″ Imperial
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

13.11.1811Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.4624 lbs 182.094 kg)NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795330Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1834Capitaine de Frégateref:673

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1.1816 - 30.11.1816Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
5.1812 - 1812Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1814Renamed HermioneNNF-1800

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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