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FCDI Sylphide

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Sylphide, 36 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Laid Down	27 April 1756
Launched	November 1756
Rate	Fourth Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient
Constructor	Antoine Groignard
In Service	24 December 1756	001
Out Service	11 November 1761	001
Fate	Sunk as Blockship

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Source
142'		33	10' 9"	14' - 16'	600

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1756	210	36	30 x 12	4 x 6	2 x 6

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
24 December 1756	13 July 1759	Étienne Mahy	001
14 July 1759		Chlr de Monteil	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

24 December 1756	Commissioned at L'Orient for the East Indies	001
13 July 1759	At Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
3 March 1761	Commissioned at Ile de France (Mauritius) for India	001
11 November 1761	Condemned and sunk as a block ship at Port-Louis

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
29 April 1758	Battle of Cuddalore	B057
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

Sources

001	French site on the Compagnie des indes' ships
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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