French Sixth Rate flûte 'L'Étoile' (1783)

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Lord Thurlow (Unknown) 1789-1802
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L'Étoile
Nominal Guns	24	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1782	NNF-1774
Launched	6.1783	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	7.1783	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Seine Class (1781)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1774
Category	Sixth Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1774
Captured	20.3.1796	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck132' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8787 (140′ 8″ Imperial)
Length of Keel117' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0112 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen660Ton

Armament

6.1783Broadside Weight = 88 French Livre (94.9696 lbs 43.076 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
18.11.178186Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
20.3.1796Action off Pointe du Raz
20.3.1796Taken by off Pointe du Raz, Brittany

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:49	Jon Miller	British Merchant east indiaman 'Lord Thurlow' (1789) (Unknown) 1789-1802 British Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802

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