British Fifth Rate frigate 'Mignonne' (1794)

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Mignonne
Nominal Guns	32
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Mignonne' (1767) (32) 1767-1794 French 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Captured	10.8.1794
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Designed by	Claude SaucillonFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Burnt	31.7.1797

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Burthen684Tons BM

Armament

11.1795Broadside Weight = 135 Imperial Pound ( 61.2225 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 British 6-Pounder

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
9.1794 - 1795CommanderBWAS-179311.1795 - 13.6.1796CommanderBWAS-179313.6.1796 - 19.9.1796CaptainBWAS-179319.9.1796 - 10.1796CaptainBWAS-179310.1796 - 12.1796CaptainBWAS-179323.12.1796 - 31.7.1797CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1795 - 6.4.1796MasterADM 29-1

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1803 - 1805MidshipmanNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1794Commissioned in the MediterraneanBWAS-1793
31.7.1797Burnt as useless at Porto-FerrajoBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29-1 Document

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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