French Fourth Rate frigate 'L'Hydra' (1794)

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L'Hydra
Nominal Guns	50	W033
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Hercule' (1778) (74) 1778-1794 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1795 Renamed "Hydre"
Acquired	6.1794	W033
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	W033
Ship Class	Scipion Class (1778)	E-WIKI
Designed by	François-Guillaume Clairain des LauriersFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1738-1768	W033
Constructor	François-Guillaume Clairain des LauriersFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1738-1768	W033
Category	Fourth Rate	W033
National Rate	Troisième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Frigate	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Last known	1799	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck170' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.216 (181′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.2912 (46′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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