British Sixth Rate frigate 'Baleine' (1760)

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Baleine
Nominal Guns	20	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'La Baleine' (1757) (32) 1757-1760 French 32 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Captured	10.1760	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	27.11.1760	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Constructor	François CaroFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Sixth Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	23.6.1767	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck149' 10 ⅞"Imperial Feet45.4374
Length of Keel129' 0 ¼"Imperial Feet39.3256
Breadth32' 0"Imperial Feet9.7536
Depth in Hold12' 9"Imperial Feet3.7719
Burthen702 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1762Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck26 British 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1762220 BWAS-1714

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
27.11.1760 - 30.4.1761Captain Transfered ADM 6/19/502
Issued by
Confirmed 25.5.1763ADM 6/193.5.1761 - 18.7.1763Captain Transfered ADM 6/20/62
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 15.12.1764BWAS-171418.7.1763 - 25.8.1764Captain ADM 6/20/45
Issued by , East Indies - Asia
Confirmed 18.8.1764BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1760Taken at PondicherryBWAS-1714
11.1760PurchasedBWAS-1714
20.8.1764Arrived at ChathamBWAS-1714
25.8.1764

Paid off

ADM 33
26.9.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
29.4.1767SurveyedBWAS-1714
23.6.1767Sold at Chatham for £365BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/19 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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