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L'Epreuve

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Nominal Guns14NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Previously
Purchased5.1759NNF-1715
ShipyardLe Havre - Normandy BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedNNF-1715
Ship TypeSnowNNF-1715
Sailing RigSnowNNF-1715
Captured25.11.1760BWAS-1714
Becomes
British sloop 'Epreuve' (1760) (14) 1760-1764
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck92' 9 ½"Imperial Feet28.0543 
Length of Keel74' 2 ⅛"Imperial Feet22.5584 
Breadth25' 9"Imperial Feet7.6657 
Depth in Hold13' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet3.9688 
Burthen261 4794Tons BM 
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck89' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)28.9072 (94′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth24' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.7952 (25′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.0194 (13′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacementc300Ton 

Armament


5.1759Broadside Weight = 28 French Livre (30.2176 lbs 13.706 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck14 French 4-Pounder


 
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