French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Courageuse' (1778)

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La Courageuse
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1777	NNF-1774
Launched	28.2.1778	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Concorde Class (1777)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Pierre Henry Chevillard L'AinéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1768-1779	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	19.6.1799	NNF-1774
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Courageuse' (1799) (32) 1799-1803 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel111' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.0676 (118′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0838 (36′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5525 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen550Ton

Armament

28.2.1778Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 French 6-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 210 French Livre (226.632 lbs 102.795 kg)NNF-1774
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777280Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 19.6.1799Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
10.1788 - 10.1789Élève de Première Classe002

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1778Took the Privateer
8.1779Began coppering at Rochefort - Aunis NNF-1774
10.1779Completed coppering at Rochefort - Aunis NNF-1774
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
1798Refitted as a 22 gun Unrated Flûte
1799

Station Naval of Syria under Contre-Amiral Jean Baptiste Perrée

ref:631
9.4.1799Took the Gun-brig ref:631
19.6.1799Capture off Cape Sicie
19.6.1799Taken by the British off Cape Sicie

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

002Thierry Pouliquen, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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