French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Gloire' (1707)

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La Gloire
Nominal Guns	38	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1707	W033
Launched	18.4.1707	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	W033
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	W033
Designed by	Laurent HelieFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1707	W033
Category	Fifth Rate	W033
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Frigate	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Captured	14.5.1709	W033
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Sweepstakes' (1709) (42) 1709-1716 British 42 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2765 (14′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1707Broadside Weight = 164 French Livre (176.9888 lbs 80.278 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck10 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1708/05/25 - 1708 Principal Managing Ownerref:1585

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1707 - 1708Capitaine de Frégateref:101025.4.1708 - 1708Capitaine de Frégateref:1585

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1707Lieutenant de Vaisseau, rank ?? no dateref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard
1708Took the Merchant ref:1585
18.5.1708

Retook in compagny of the Astrée the ship Notre-Dame de Philbé

ref:1010
bef.5.7.1708

Retook in compagny of the Astrée the ship Saint-Nicolas .

ref:1585
bef.5.7.1708

Retook in compagny of the Astrée the ship Saint-Jean-Baptiste .

ref:1585
bef.19.7.1708

Retook in compagny of the Astrée the ship Saint-Jean .

ref:1585
14.5.1709Taken by BWAS-1603

Notes on Ship

Cautionref:1585

L. de La Barbinais-Trouin cautionne le sieur de La Jaille , capitaine de la frégate du roi la Gloire , 300 tonn. , commissionnée en guerre (25 Avril 1708) .

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1010Administration, Document

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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