French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Cybèle' (1789)

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La Cybèle
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	9.1785	NNF-1774
Launched	7.7.1789	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	5.1790	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Nymphe Class (1782)	NNF-1774
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	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Sunk in Action	27.2.1809	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck144' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.7743 (153′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.7289 (38′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1802 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen744French Tonneaux729.355

Armament

1789Broadside Weight = 266 French Livre (287.0672 lbs 130.207 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 8-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 364 French Livre (392.8288 lbs 178.178 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 8-Pounder

1803Broadside Weight = 456 French Livre (492.1152 lbs 223.212 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782324Design Complement

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1791Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1791Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731792 - 1793Capitaine de FrégateFWIKI1794Capitaine de FrégateE-WIKI1796Capitaine de FrégateE-WIKIaft.23.1.1805 - 13.12.1805Capitaine de Vaisseau Transferedref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1809 - 27.2.1809Enseigne de Vaisseau , Capitaine en Secondref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1791

Flag-ship of the Station d'Inde

ref:673
22.10.1794Action off Mauritius
9.9.1796Action off Sumatra
4.1798repairs at Rochefort - Aunis NNF-1774
10.1802Began refitting at Rochefort - Aunis NNF-1774
9.1803Completed refitting at Rochefort - Aunis NNF-1774
27.2.1809Action at Sables d'Olonne

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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