French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Aurore' (1768)

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L'Aurore
Nominal Guns	34	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1766	NNF-1715
Acquired	23.11.1768	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1769	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques Denis Chevillard le CadetFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1777-1778	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	29.8.1793	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Aurore' (1793) (32) 1793-1803 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck128'French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.5821 (136′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7545 (35′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5487 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen550Ton

Armament

1769Broadside Weight = 180 French Livre (194.256 lbs 88.11 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17692477 officers, 240 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
13.3.1780 - 1780Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
9.1772 - 1772Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
1780Capitaine de Vaisseau on board of Aurore , ship commander ?ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
29.8.1793Taken at ToulonNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Sunday 25th of April 2021 08:14

Oops, fat fingers. Been corrected, thanks

Posted by Jason M Archer on Saturday 24th of April 2021 22:47

Ship actually captured 29.8.1793.

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