French Fourth Rate frigate 'La Minerve' (1833)

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La Minerve ➡ 1865 Aberwrac'h
Nominal Guns	58	FNIII
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Launched	14.9.1833	FNIII
First Commissioned	16.10.1836	FNIII
How acquired	Purpose built	FNIII
Shipyard		FNIII
Ship Class	58-Guns Programme - Razeed 74-Guns (1820)	FNIII
Category	Fourth Rate	FNIII
Ship Type	Frigate	FNIII
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FNIII
Broken Up	12.12.1874	FNIII

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck55.87Meters183′ 3″ Imperial
Breadth14.45Meters47′ 4″ Imperial
Depth in Hold7.15Meters23′ 5″ Imperial
Displacement2537Ton

Armament

1837Broadside Weight = 1049 French Livre (1132.0808 lbs 513.4855 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck2 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Spardeck28 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Spardeck2 French 18-Pounder

1850Broadside Weight = 803.5 French Livre (867.1372 lbs 393.31325 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck3 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck1 French 50-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck24 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck1 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck17 French 30-Pound Carronade
Spardeck4 French 16cm Paixhans

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1837513 FWAS1786

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1850Contre-Amiralref:631

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1836Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1836

Brazil and La Plata Station.

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6.8.1848Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels Training ShipFWAS1786
1850

Flag-ship of a division of the Mediterranean squadron .

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1854Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels HulkFWAS1786
7.1865Renamed Aberwrac'hFWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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