French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Cocarde Nationale' (1794)

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La Cocarde Nationale ➡ 1796 Cocarde
Nominal Guns	40	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	16.5.1793	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	8.1793	E-WIKI
Acquired	1794	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	7.1794	E-WIKI
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Cocarde Nationale Class (1793)
Designed by	Pierre DuhamelFrench Ship Builder	E-WIKI
Category	Fifth Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Troisième Rang
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1802	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck144'3Imperial Feet43.8912
Length of Keel119' 8 ½Imperial Feet36.2839
Breadth37' 6"Imperial Feet11.2994
Depth in Hold11' 8"Imperial Feet3.556
Burthen902Ton

Armament

1794Broadside Weight = 204 French Livre (220.1568 lbs 99.858 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1794282Design ComplementE-WIKI

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1795 - 10.1795Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI12.11.1796 - 20.2.1797Capitaine de Vaisseau de Première Classe002

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1797Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
6.1796Renamed CocardeE-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

002Thierry Pouliquen, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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