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>Hello Carl, > >Demerliac , Nomenclature des navires français de 1774 >à 1792 > >389. Launched 29-10-1781: IRIS >Frigate carrying the 12 =9-1792=> Bomb = Print -1783=> >Powder Store. Toulon 5-1781 / 3-1782. J.M.B.COULOMB. >Is sheathed with copper during construction. Recast: >... Repairs: .. Armed as a bomb: 9-1792 Toulon. >8-1793: Fallen to the power of the Anglo-Spaniards in >Toulon.12-1793: Fired by the Spaniards at Toulon, >exploded. >Frigate identical to the MAGICIENNE of 1778 above >(N°383). >32 cannons: 26xii, 12vi. Two (?) mortars added in >9-1792. >Towards spring -1793 was used as a powder store at >Mourillon. > >410. Prize 9-1781: IRIS or sometimes ISIS (ex-IRIS >English, ex-HANCOCK North America). >Frigate carrying the 12. Newbury Port (Massachusetts, >USA.) 3-1776 / Beginning -1777. Jonathan GREENLEAF. >Frigate North-america HANCOCK captured by the English >in 7-1777 and renamed IRIS in the Royal Navy. >3-1784: Sold 28.000 £t at Rochefort to Daniel >GARESCHÉ, became the slaver IRIS of Rochelle until >7-1785 >About 600 ton / About 1100 ton. 130’(Q:116’) x 32’ x >16’ and 15’ / 16’1” Off.+.... H. >32/ 40 cannons: 26xii, 6 / 14vi. (Crew in the >North-american navy: 229/270 H.) >IRIS in the Royal Navy: 763 tons, 136’ 7”x 35’ 2” x >11’ 0½” English feet, 220 H, 32 cannons: 26xii, 6vi. >Sailed as the slaver, IRIS, from 31-3-1784 to >19-7-85: 400 / 700 ton, Crew: 92 H. It is another IRIS >that blew up1793 at Toulon. > >1621. Chartered -1782: IRIS >Merchant ship of Bordeaux, of 400 ton, chartered >Brest in 1782 to go to the Île de France with the >squadron >of Suifren. 1783: Charter ended at Trincomalee. > >Demerliac , Nomenclature des navires français de 1792 >à 1799 > >118.Launched 29-10-1781: IRIS >Frigate carrying the xii =9-1792 => Bombard = Spring >-1793 => Powder-vessel. Toulon 5-1781 / 3-1782. Joseph >Marie Blaise COULOMB. Doubled in copper: 8-1782.... >Recast: .... Repairs: .... Army as a bombard: 9-1792 >Toulon. >8-1793: Captured by the power of the Anglo-Spaniards >in Toulon. 12-1793: Is fired by the Spaniards in >Toulon and exploded. >Frigate identical to the PRÉCIEUSE of 1778 above >(N°113). >32 cannons: 26xii, 6vi. Two (?) mortars added in >9-1792. >Toward the spring 1793 was disarmed and used like >powder-pontoon in the Mourillon. > >Demerliac , Nomenclature des navires français de 1774 >à 1792 > >292.Launched. 21-5-1788: AMERICA >Vessel of 74. Brest End1786 / -1789. J. - N. SANÉ. In >1787 a decision of principle was taken to add one >gunport of chase, not armed, before on the the >1°batterie of a 74 gun vessel , which was sometimes >done. Repairs: …. >6-1794: Captured, having 134 killed and 110 injureds, >by the English to the battle of the Fist of June >(bataille de Prairial). >Vessel of 74 identical to the TÉMÉRAIRE of 1782 above >(N°277). >Arming in 6-1794: 78 pieces: 28 xxxvi (30 gunports 30 >xviii, 16 viii and 4 mortars of xxxvi. >In the Royal Navy: renamed IMPETUOUS or IMPETUOUS, >third rate,1880 tons, 182' x 48' 7½" x 21' 7" English >feet, >670 men, 82 pieces,: 30 xxxii, 30 xviii, 4 xviii and >18 carronades of xxxii. 12-1813: Cut up. > >272. Launched. 5-11-1782: AMERICA >Vessel of 74. Portsmouth (New Hampshire,U.S.A.) 5-1777 >/ 6-1783. James K. HACKETT and John LANGDON. >Given by the United States from America to France in >9-1782. Recast: .... Repairs: …. >-1786: Out of service in Brest, condemned and broken >up.. >About 1500 ton / About 3000 ton 172'(Q:153') x 47' 4" >x 21' and .../.... 13/17 Off.+690 H. >74 cannons: Would have been armed with the French >artillery of the MAGNIFIQUE wrecked on the coast of >America. >American Characteristic:1982 tons,180'(Q:166') x 49' x >19' and 21' / 24' 6" English feet, or according to >others: 182' 6" x 50' 6" x 23', >76 cannon:30 xviii, 32 xii, 14 ix. According to the >French:"Très long, très large, peu de creux et >beaucoup de rentrée". (Very long, very large, little >depth of hold and a lot of tumblehome.) > >Bob Legge.

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