French Fifth Rate frigate 'La Comète' (1752)

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British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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La Comète
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1752	NNF-1715
Acquired	20.12.1752	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	8.1753	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Comète Class (1752)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	16.3.1761	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Comet' (1761) (32) 1761-1763 British 32 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck120'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel107'French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.7807 (114′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2853 (33′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2103 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton

Armament

8.1753Broadside Weight = 112 French Livre (120.8704 lbs 54.824 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.17532099 officers, 200 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
3.9.1753 - 24.2.1754Capitaine de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.9.1753 - 24.2.1754Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1717

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1755 - 1756Garde de la Marineref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
5.4.1757Action of April 5 1757
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
16.3.1761Taken by

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1755-1755	Fleet for Louisbourg 1755

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:1717 Paper

ref:631 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Charles Mayhood on Thursday 22nd of June 2023 12:18

Second try: HMS apparently is optional in a password. According to Bougainville's journal entry 22 July 1757, this ship was captained by M. de Brugnon in 1757. : Here is the list of warships now at Isle Royale under orders of M. Dubois de la Motte, general acting as vice admiral for this campaign.
The Formidable 80 guns M. Dubois de la Motte, vice admiral's flag, Squadron Commander
The Tonnant 80 guns M. de Beaufrement, carrying flag of Lieutenant General
The Defenseur 74 gund M. de Blenac, Squadron COmmander
The Duc de Bourgogne 80 guns M. d' Aubigny, Squadron Commander
The Heros 74 guns M. Chateloger, Captain
The Diademe 74 guns M. Rosily, Captain
The Hector 74 guns M. Curvesse, Captain
The Glorieux 74 guns M. Chavagnac, Captain
The Dauphin R. 70 guns M. d'Urtubie, Captain
The Achille 64 guns M. de Panat, Captain
The Eveille 64 guns M. Merville, Captain
The Vaillant 64 guns M. Saurin, Captain
The Superbe 70 gund M. Choiseuil, Captain
The lnfiexible 64 guns M. St. Laurant, Captain
The Belliqueux 64 guns M. d'Orvillers, Captain
The Sage 64 guns M. d' Abon, Captain
The Brune 32 guns M. la Prevalaye, Captain
The Fleur de Lys 32 guns M. Tourville, Captain
The Abenakis 36 guns M. Macarty, Captain
The Comete 32 guns M. de Brugnon, Captain
The Hermione 32 guns M. Dubois, Lieutenant

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