Recent updates


Recent Comments


L'Actionnaire2184
Nominal Guns64NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Previously French third rate east indiaman 'L'Actionnaire' (1767) NNF-1715
Purchased1770/04NNF-1715
ShipyardUnknownNNF-1715
CategoryThird RateNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the Line NNF-1715
Captured1782/04NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck155'French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.344
Length of Keel146'French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.4208
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.684
Burthen1,200Ton 

Armament

1770/04Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.29 lbs 249.645 kg) NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10French 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1770/045699 officers, 560 menNNF-1715
Service History
DateEvent Source
1778/07/27Present at the 1st Battle of Ushant 
1780/04/17Present at the Battle of Martinique 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Sunday 10th of June 2012 23:55

17 April 1780 at battle of Martinque

Make a comment about this page





Recent comments to other pages
Date postedByPage
Saturday 18th of May 2013 15:59Linda PagnaniPeter Barnes
Thursday 16th of May 2013 14:27Bob BrooksEdward Woodnott
Thursday 16th of May 2013 03:04Roger NovakJohn Consett Peers
Thursday 16th of May 2013 02:35Roger Novak British sixth rate frigate 'Mermaid' (1761)
Saturday 11th of May 2013 20:24Daniel CollingwoodFrancis Edward Collingwood