LeBoiteux Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 La Mignonne (1765-1797) French, 8-pdr, 30 guns Builder : C. Saussillon (Toulon) 122'2" x 32' x 15'9" (french ft) 26 x 8-pdr + 4 x 4-pdr Razeed in 1793, converting her to a corvette. Captured by the British in 1794. Sources : Boudriot, History of the French Frigate, p. 78-79, 88 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_Mignonne_(1767) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Fishy Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) Are these the plans before or after the razee Edited September 25, 2016 by Fluffy Fishy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 It looks like it's Saussillon's master copy with interior design as made in 1765. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 thats one sexy little ship! check out the flow of her bow. DAMM!! Thats sharp.. and the plan itselv is golden! However I wonder what kind of stern she would have gotten. I guess there are some templates for certain eara ships, right? (non?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 However I wonder what kind of stern she would have gotten. I guess there are some templates for certain eara ships, right? (non? ) In 1760, a new style appears in France, the Neoclassical style : naval sculpture are much more sober than the previous Rococo ornaments one can see on the 1744 Renommée. I don't have examples at hand. An interesting research... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 thats one sexy little ship! check out the flow of her bow. DAMM!! Thats sharp.. and the plan itselv is golden! However I wonder what kind of stern she would have gotten. I guess there are some templates for certain eara ships, right? (non? ) Boudriot says that her design was very similar to Renommee, just a bit smaller. Side by side the body plans are almost identical. When 13 years old and 'very hogged; she was reported to sail well on all points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 However I wonder what kind of stern she would have gotten. I guess there are some templates for certain eara ships, right? (non? ) Here is an example of 1760's french Neoclassical stern, that of the Corvette La Perle (1768) contemporary to La Mignonne. The trend is towards simplicity : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Boudriot says that her design was very similar to Renommee, just a bit smaller. Side by side the body plans are almost identical. So NA devs might quite "easily" implement two versions of La Mignonne, using the hull of NA Renommée (maybe reducing her scale a bit) and adding more modern naval sculpture than on La Renommée (like that, above, of La Perle) : - a 1765 9-pdr frigate with 26 x 9-pdr + 4 x 4-pdr on the quarterdeck - a 1793 razeed frigate with only 26 x 9-pdr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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