French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Néréide' (1808)

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La Néréide
Nominal Guns	44	NNF-1800
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	3.1806	NNF-1800
Acquired	12.1808	NNF-1800
First Commissioned	5.1809	NNF-1800
Shipyard	St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1800
Ship Class	Consolante Class (1795)	NNF-1800
Designed by	François Timothée Benjamin PestelFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1793-1821	NNF-1800
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1800
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1800
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1800
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1800
Captured	26.5.1811	NNF-1800
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Madagascar' (1811) (38) 1811-1819 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1792
Length of Gundeck47.75Meters156′ 7″ Imperial
Length of Keel42.55Meters139′ 7″ Imperial
Breadth12.18Meters39′ 11″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.17Meters20′ 2″ Imperial
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

12.1808Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.4624 lbs 182.094 kg)NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1795330Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1810 - 20.5.1811Capitaine de Frégate†TRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
9.2.1810Action of 1810-02-09
20.5.1811Action off Madagascar
26.5.1811Taken by the British at the capture of Tamatave

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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Posted by Morddel on Friday 17th of February 2023 17:36

Captured the "Governor Barnes", US (but flying a British flag), 150 tons, Captain Henry Rider, on 18 February 1810.

Captured the "Charles", US (but flying a British flag), 300 tons, on 20 February 1810

Captured the "Edward", British, 130 tons, Capt. Thomas Cummins, at about the same time as the others.
Source: Service Historique de la Défense, carton Yj 30

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