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L'Astrée

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Nominal Guns40NNF-1800
NationalityEmpire Français
OperatorState Navy
Keel Laid Down5.1808NNF-1800
Launched5.1809NNF-1800
First Commissioned7.1809NNF-1800
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1800
ShipyardCherbourg - Normandy NNF-1800
Ship ClassPallas Class (1805)NNF-1800
Designed by
Jacques-Noël SanéFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1758-1836
NNF-1800
Constructor
Jean Michel SegondatFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1790-1846
NNF-1800
CategoryFifth RateNNF-1800
National RateTroisième RangNNF-1800
Ship TypeFrigateNNF-1800
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1800
Captured6.12.1810NNF-1800
Becomes
British Fifth Rate frigate 'Astree' (1810) (38) 1810-1816
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
1811 Renamed "Pomone"

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1800
Length of Gundeck46.93Meters153′ 11″ Imperial
Length of Keel42.41Meters139′ 1″ Imperial
Breadth11.91Meters39′ 0″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.20Meters20′ 4″ Imperial
Burthen790Ton 

Armament


5.1809Broadside Weight = 428 French Livre (461.8976 lbs 209.506 kg)NNF-1800
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1805344Design Complement

Service History


DateEventSource
23.8.1810Battle of Mauritius
12.9.1810Capture of the Africaine
6.12.1810Taken by the British at the fall of Mauritius

 
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