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Coquille Class Frigate
The ''Coquille'' class (or ''Patriote''-class) was a type of five 40-gun frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...s designed by Raymond-Antoine Haran. * ''Coquille'' :Builder: :Ordered: :Launched: :Fate: * ''Sirène'' :Builder: :Ordered: :Launched: :Fate: * ''Franchise'' :Builder: :Ordered: :Launched: :Fate: * ''Dédaigneuse'' :Builder: :Ordered: :Launched: :Fate: * ''Thémis'' :Builder: :Ordered: :Launched: :Fate: Frigate classes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort ( oc, Ròchafòrt), unofficially Rochefort-sur-Mer (; oc, Ròchafòrt de Mar, link=no) for disambiguation, is a city and communes of France, commune in Southwestern France, a port on the Charente (river), Charente estuary. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department, located in the administrative regions of France, administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Poitou-Charentes). In 2018, it had a population of 23,583. Geography Rochefort lies on the river Charente (river), Charente, close to its outflow into the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 30 km southeast of La Rochelle. Rochefort station has rail connections to La Rochelle, Nantes and Bordeaux. History In December 1665, Rochefort was chosen by Jean-Baptiste Colbert as a place of "refuge, defence and supply" for the French Navy. The Arsenal de Rochefort served as a naval base and dockyard until it closed in 1926. In September 1757, Rochefor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deck (ship)
A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms the "roof" of the hull, strengthening it and serving as the primary working surface. Vessels often have more than one level both within the hull and in the superstructure above the primary deck, similar to the floors of a multi-storey building, that are also referred to as decks, as are certain compartments and decks built over specific areas of the superstructure. Decks for some purposes have specific names. Structure The main purpose of the upper or primary deck is structural, and only secondarily to provide weather-tightness and support people and equipment. The deck serves as the lid to the complex box girder which can be identified as the hull. It resists tension, compression, and racking forces. The deck's scantling is usually the same as the topsides, or might be heavier if the deck is expected to carry heavier loads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Gun
A long gun is a category of firearms with long barrels. In small arms, a ''long gun'' or longarm is generally designed to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder, in contrast to a handgun, which can be fired being held with a single hand. In the context of cannons and mounted firearms, an artillery ''long gun'' would be contrasted with a field gun or howitzer. Small arms The actual length of the barrels of a long gun is subject to various laws in many jurisdictions, mainly concerning minimum length, sometimes as measured in a specific position or configuration. The National Firearms Act in the United States sets a minimum length of for rifle barrels and for shotgun barrels. Canada sets a minimum of for either. In addition, Canada sets a minimum fireable length for long guns with detachable or folding stocks . In the United States, the minimum length for long guns with detachable or folding stocks is with the stock in the extended position. Examples of various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and maneuverability, intended to be used in scouting, escort and patrol roles. The term was applied loosely to ships varying greatly in design. In the second quarter of the 18th century, the 'true frigate' was developed in France. This type of vessel was characterised by possessing only one armed deck, with an unarmed deck below it used for berthing the crew. Late in the 19th century (British and French prototypes were constructed in 1858), armoured frigates were developed as powerful ironclad warships, the term frigate was used because of their single gun deck. Later developments in ironclad ships rendered the frigate designation obsolete and the term fell out of favour. During the Second World War the name 'frigate' was reintroduced to des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Coquille (1794)
''Coquille'' was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, and launched in 1794. The Royal Navy captured her in October 1798 and took her into service as HMS ''Coquille'', but an accidental fire destroyed her in December 1798. French career and capture Built as ''Patriote'', she was renamed ''Coquille'' on 30 May 1795. On 20 March 1796 she was under the command of ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Chesnneau. While she was escorting a convoy from Brest to the Île-d'Aix roads she encountered a British squadron near Audierne. The British squadron was under the command of Captain Sir John Borlase Warren in ''Pomone'', and included ''Anson'', ''Artois'' and . They engaged the French squadron escorting the convoy near the Bec du Raz. The British captured four brigs from the convoy and Warren instructed the hired armed lugger A lugger is a sailing vessel defined by its rig, using the lug sail on all of its one or several masts. They were widely used as wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Sirène (1795)
The ''Sirène'' was a 40-gun ''Coquille'' class frigate of the French Navy. She took part in a number of campaigns and actions before she was badly damaged in a battle on 22 March 1808. Refloated after being beached to avoid capture, she was hulked. ''Sirène'' was broken up in 1825. French Revolutionary Wars Begun as ''Fidèle'', she was commissioned as ''Sirène'' in May 1795 under Lieutenant Charles Berrenger. She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande. On 17 December ''Sirène'' and the were sailing to France from Cayenne when they were able to capture the East Indiaman ''Calcutta'' off Madeira. Later that morning the three encountered and , which were escorting the West India convoy from Cork. ''Glenmore'' recaptured ''Calcutta'' while ''Aimable'' engaged ''Sirène'' and ''Bergère''. A 35-minute action ensued before the two French vessels departed. ''Sirène'' had as prisoners Captain Haggy, ''Calcutta''s master, her first and second mates, and 50 of her lascars and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Franchise (1797)
''Franchise'' was launched in 1798 as a 40-gun ''Coquille''-class frigate of the French Navy. The British captured her in 1803 and took her into the Royal Navy under her existing name. In the war on commerce during the Napoleonic Wars she was more protector than prize-taker, capturing many small privateers but few commercial prizes. She was also at the battle of Copenhagen. She was broken up in 1815. French service and capture She was part of a squadron of three frigates, ''Concorde'' under Commodore Jean-François Landolphe, ''Médée'' under Captain Jean-Daniel Coudin, and ''Franchise'' under Captain Pierre Jurien, with Landolphe as the overall commander, that left Rochefort on 6 March 1799. Eluding the British blockade off Rochefort, the squadron sailed southwards until it reached the coast of West Africa. There Landolphe's ships began an extended commerce raiding operation, inflicting severe damage on the West African trade for the rest of the year. During this time, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Dédaigneuse (1797)
''Dédaigneuse'' was a 40-gun of the French Navy, launched in 1797. The Royal Navy captured her in 1801 and took her into service as HMS ''Dedaigneuse''. She was hulked as a receiving ship in 1812 and sold in 1823. French service On 30 December 1800, as she was taking political prisoners at Cayenne to bring them back to France under Captain Prevost Lacroix, she spotted . Capture On Monday, 26 January 1801, at 8.00 a.m., at , ''Oiseau'', under Captain Samuel Hood Linzee, fell in with and chased ''Dédaigneuse'', which was bound from Cayenne to Rochefort with despatches.James (1837), Vol. 3, p.136. By noon the following day, with Cape Finisterre in sight, Captain Linzee signalled and who were in sight to join the pursuit. ''Dédaigneuse'' maintained her advantage until 2.00 a.m. on the 28th when ''Oiseau'' and ''Sirius'' were within musket-shot of ''Dédaigneuse''. In a desperate attempt to shake her pursuers she opened fire from her stern-chasers, which fire the two Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Frigate Thémis (1801)
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