French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Andromaque' (1777)

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L'Andromaque
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1777	NNF-1774
Launched	24.12.1777	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	4.1778	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Nymphe Class (1777)
Designed by	Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Kercaradec (Sieur de Kercaradec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1756-1782	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Quatrième Rang
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	23.8.1796	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck135' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.848 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0838 (36′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

24.12.1777Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1.1781Broadside Weight = 186 French Livre (200.7312 lbs 91.047 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck4 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1784Broadside Weight = 210 French Livre (226.632 lbs 102.795 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 18-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1793Broadside Weight = 246 French Livre (265.4832 lbs 120.417 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777290Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1789Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1793Timonier en ChefFWIKI4.1793 - 1793Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
4.9.1780Took the Ship off Tortuga
1782Sunk by accident but refloatedNNF-1774
1789

At the Saint Domingue Naval Station .

ref:673
22.8.1796Destruction of the Andromaque

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 3rd of May 2012 20:34

1796 Aug 22 French Andromaque36 burnt to avoid capture by Commodore Warren in Pomone44 off Arcachon, SW off Bordeaux

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