French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Clorinde' (1800)

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La Clorinde

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Nominal Guns44NNF-1800
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down9.1797NNF-1800
Launched31.10.1800NNF-1800
First Commissioned6.1801NNF-1800
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1800
ShipyardBasse-Indre - Nantes NNF-1800
Ship ClassUranie Class (1800)NNF-1800
Designed by
Jean-François GauthierFrench
Naval Sailor
Ship Builder
NNF-1800
Constructor
Pierre de GayFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1758-1819
NNF-1800
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1800
National RateTroisième RangNNF-1800
Ship TypeFrigateNNF-1800
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1800
Captured30.11.1803BWAS-1793
Becomes
British Fifth Rate frigate 'Clorinde' (1803) (38) 1803-1817
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1800
Length of Gundeck47.26Meters155′ 0″ Imperial
Length of Keel45.00Meters147′ 7″ Imperial
Breadth12.18Meters39′ 11″ Imperial
Depth in Hold5.85Meters19′ 2″ Imperial

Armament


31.10.1800Broadside 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
1800340Design Complement

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1800Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Emmanuel HalganFrench
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1793-1841
, provisional commandref:631

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
c.1801 - Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Emmanuel HalganFrench
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1793-1841
, Capitaine en Second , Campaign of St Domingueref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
30.11.1803Taken by the British at the capture of San Domingo

 
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 10th of September 2017 05:12

By November the French garrison at Cap Français was starving and an agreement was negotiated by them with the Haitians that they could evacuate safely provided they would leave by 1st December. The British blockading force refused the French permission to sail and there was no option but to surrender. A French ship, the Clorinde, that attempted to escape but was almost wrecked but saved by Lt Nesbit Willoughby of the Hercule, who not only rescued the 900 people on board, but also refloated the vessel.

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