French frigate Boudeuse

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Boudeuse.
Boudeuse arriving in Matavai in 1767.
History
France
NameBoudeuse
Namesake"Sulky (Girl)"
BuilderIndret shipyard, near Nantes
Laid downMay 1765
Launched25 March 1766
CompletedSeptember 1766
Out of service1800
FateBroken up for firewood in 1800
General characteristics
Class & typeFrigate
Displacement1030 tonneaux
Tons burthen580 port tonneaux
Length
  • 40.6 m (133 ft) (gundeck)
  • 38.33 m (125.8 ft) (keel)
Beam10.61 m (34.8 ft)
Draft5.36 m (17.6 ft)
Depth of hold
  • 4.36 m (14.3 ft) (forward)
  • 4.49 m (14.7 ft) (aft)
PropulsionSail
Complement214
Armament
  • 26 guns (later 32)
  • Upper deck: 26 × 12-pounder long guns
  • Upperworks: 6 × 6-pounder long guns + 2 × 36-pounder obusiers (all added later)
Armourtimber

Boudeuse (French: [budøz]) was a 32-gun, 12-pounder-armed sailing frigate named Boudeuse on 6 June 1765. She is most famous for being the exploration ship of Louis Antoine de Bougainville between 1766 and 1769. She also served in the American and French Revolutionary Wars, during which she captured two enemy vessels. She was broken up for firewood at Malta in early 1800.

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