French frigate Enjouée
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Enjouée was an Infidèle-class 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, built on a design by Jean-Joseph Ginoux.
| History | |
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| Name | Enjouée[1] |
| Namesake | "Joyful" |
| Ordered | 28 May 1766[1] |
| Builder | Le Havre[1] |
| Laid down | May 1766[1] |
| Launched | 4 November 1766[1] |
| In service | January 1768[1] |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 1100 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 600 port tonneaux |
| Length | 42.2 m (138 ft) (overall) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Draught | 5.1 m (17 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament |
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Career
Enjouée was tasked with testing one of the first marine chronometers, by Pierre Le Roy, to ascertain whether it allowed measurements of longitude precise enough for navigation, after preliminary testing on Aurore. The test was successful and Le Roy was awarded a prize in recognition of his invention.[2][Note 1]
Enjouée was hulked at Brest in 1777 and broken up in 1783.[1]