French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Zéphyr' (1768)

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Le Zéphyr
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	12.1766	NNF-1715
Keel Laid Down	10.1767	NNF-1715
Acquired	23.10.1768	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1769	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1626
Designed by	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	FWAS1626
Constructor	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	FWAS1626
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Burnt	2.1779	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck126'French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.931 (134′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.664 (126′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4477 (34′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2148 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen540Ton

Armament

1769Broadside Weight = 116 French Livre (125.1872 lbs 56.782 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17692377 officers, 230 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1774Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
15.5.1775 - 23.1.1776Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
1774

Campaign to the Levant

ref:631
11.1778Took the Privateer ref:1846
2.1779Burnt by accident at BrestNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:1846J W Damer Powell, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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