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French frigate Railleuse (1689)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Railleuse.
The Railleuse was an 18-gun frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1689.
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Name | Railleuse |
Namesake | "banteter", "jester" (female form) |
Builder | Dunkirk[1] |
Launched | 1683[1] |
Fate | Destroyed on 5 August 1703[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Frigate |
Displacement | 169 tonnes [1] |
Length | 28.6 m (94 ft) [1] |
Beam | 4.4 m (14 ft) [1] |
Draft | 3.1 m (10 ft) [1] |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 90 |
Armament | 18 × 6-pounder long guns |
Armour | timber |
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