French Fifth Rate frigate 'Les Jeux' (1689)

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Les Jeux
Nominal Guns	24	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1689	BWAS-1603
Acquired	11.1689	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1.1690	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	BWAS-1603
Designed by	Hendrick HouvensFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1665-1692	BWAS-1603
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1603
National Rate	Cinquième Rang	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1603
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1603
Captured	7.6.1706	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Child's Play' (1706) (24) 1706-1707 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck103' 0"Imperial Feet31.3944
Length of Keel80' 7"Imperial Feet24.5618
Breadth29' 6"Imperial Feet8.8561
Depth in Hold10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Burthen373 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen200French Tonneaux195.8

Armament

1703Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck36 French Canons de Fer

1704Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck36 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1703185 ref:692
1704225 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1703Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921704Capitaine de Corsaireref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1703

From 1703 to 1704 : homeport Dunkirk .

ref:692
11.11.1704Took the Merchant near Ouessant .ref:1585
7.6.1706Taken by
7.6.1706Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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