French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Revanche' (1795)

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La Revanche
Nominal Guns	40	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	3.1794	E-WIKI
Launched	31.8.1795	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	9.1795	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Dieppe - Normandy	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Romaine Class (1794)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	E-WIKI
Category	Fifth Rate	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Frigate	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Deleted from list	c.1818	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWIKI
Length of Gundeck149' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.3969 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3729 (40′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

31.8.1795Broadside Weight = 408 French Livre (440.3136 lbs 199.716 kg)FWIKI
Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
bef.28.3.1806 - 1806Capitaine de FrégateE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
2.8.1806Took the West Indiaman E-WIKI
12.3.1811Took the Sloop off Ile de Batz, BrittanyE-WIKI
1818

Deleted from list in 1818 or 1819

E-WIKI

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
28.3.1806-9.1806	Artic Squadron 1806	Amand LeducFrench Naval Sailor Privateer Merchant Sailor Service 1774-1816

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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