and Foreign Ships of War. 95 



Table IV. 



Analytical Table of French Frigates, 



[Translated from theOrdinance of the Minister of the French Marine in 1786, 

 and reduced to English Measurement.] 



Nature of the Elements. 



Length from head to stern 



Breadth moulded 



Depth in hold 



Draught of water abaft (light) 



Ditto forward 



Load draught of water abaft 



Ditto forward 



Total weight of ship and stores, wth ^ 



six months provisions .... in tons S 

 Difference between ships of the same \ 



class S 



Light displacement for an inch 



Weight requisite to sink the ship an } 



inch when loaded ) 



in hull and masts 



of metal on gun deck 



on quarter deck \ 



and forecastle S 



Number of crew, in war 



in peace 



Height of guns above water 



of centre of gravity from keel 



Distance of centre of gravity before^ 



middle S 



Height of metacentre above centre J 

 of gravity ) 



Weight of ordnance 



of cordage and rigging, ex- ( 



clu-^ive of masts S 



Water for three months 



Weight of casks 



Provisions for six months 



Weight of crew 



Ca[)tain and officer's stores 



Men's clothing and boats 



Iron ballast 



Shingle or stone ditto < 



Total weight of equipment 



Weight of Inill and masts 



Total dis|)laccnifnt 



18 

 Pounder. 



Feet. 



153-2 

 38-91 

 19-19 

 13-32 

 9-14 

 17-05 

 16-16 



1425-75 



50-12 

 10-05 



12-87 



64106 

 28-18 P"^ 



12-8 



314 

 222 

 FlQ^2 

 9-7 

 1-3 



12-7 

 Tons. 

 126-2 



123-3 



86-76 

 14-46 



161-21 

 37-59 

 19-28 

 17-35 



140-7 

 57-84 



784-69 

 <;41-fl() 



12 



Pounder. 



Feet. 



144-98 

 36-78 

 18-65 

 12-00 

 9-06 

 16-34 

 14-65 



1120-16 



42-41 



9-16 



10-84 



562-01 

 26-12 P 



6-6 



261 

 181 

 6-39 

 9-1 



1-2 



11-61 



Tons. 

 82-9 



88-68 



70-3 

 11-56 

 l.'?2-06 

 30-83 

 17-34 

 14-45 

 86-74 

 23-13 



5.')H-15 

 .WJOl 



14', 



11^'0-1() 



Corvette 

 20 Guns 



Feet. 



119-4 

 30-2 

 15-27 

 11-27 

 8-96 

 14-12 

 12-52 



526-34 



22-17 



6-26 



7-23 



256-4 

 20-6 P' 



120 

 120 



6-9 



2-7 



8-6 

 Tons. 

 37-59 



46-27 



32-77 

 4-82 

 42-42 

 14-46 

 8-67 

 12-54 

 5.3-04 

 17-35 



269-9 

 256-4 



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