French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Danae' (1756)

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La Danae
Nominal Guns	40	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1756	NNF-1715
Acquired	13.9.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1757	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Joseph GinouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1781	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	28.3.1759	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Danae' (1759) (38) 1759-1771 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck141'French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.7975 (150′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel128'French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.5821 (136′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.4005 (37′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11'French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5999 (11′ 9″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

5.1757Broadside Weight = 210 French Livre (226.632 lbs 102.795 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck30 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1757350 NNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 27.3.1759Capitaine de Corsaire†ref:69227.3.1759Capitaine de Corsaire†FWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 27.3.1759Volontaire , Private Owners†ref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
20.3.1759Action of 20 March 1759
28.3.1759Taken by
28.3.1759Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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