French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Bellone' (1696)

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La Bellone
Nominal Guns	38	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1695	NNF-1661
Launched	1.1696	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	3.1696	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate à deux batteries)	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Broken Up	1741	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck114' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0388 (121′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth28'French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.1215 (29′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9788 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen300Ton

Armament

3.1696Broadside Weight = 168 French Livre (181.3056 lbs 82.236 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck18 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder

1702Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck38 French Canons de Fer

1711Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck36 French Canons de Fer

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1711/05/27 - 1711 Principal Managing Ownerref:1585

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.16962066 Officers, 200 menNNF-1715
1702158 ref:692
1711228as galiote ??ref:692

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1702Capitaine de Frégateref:6921708Capitaine de Corsaireref:158527.5.1711 - 1711Capitaine de Brûlotref:1585

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1700Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1711 - 1712Aide d’Artillerie de Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1702

Homeport at Brest

ref:692
1702Took the Merchant ref:1585
1702Took the Merchant ref:1585
1702Took the Merchant ref:1585
1702Took the Merchant ref:1585
1708

Retook the Saint François .

ref:1585
1708

Retook the Saint-Julien .

ref:1585
27.5.1711

Homeport at Brest

ref:692
1719Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Notes on Ship

Cautionref:1585

De La Barbinais-Trouin , faisant pour les directeurs de l'armement , cautionne de Kerguelen , capitaine de brulot , commandant du vaisseau du roi la Bellonne , 400 tonn. (27 Mai 1711) .

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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