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Bienfaisant2221
Nominal Guns64NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1752/12NNF-1715
Launched1754/10/13NNF-1715
First Commissioned1756/02
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1715
ShipyardBrest NNF-1715
ConstructorJean Geoffroy NNF-1715
CategoryThird RateNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the Line NNF-1715
Captured1758/07/25BWAS-1714
Becomes British third rate ship of the line 'Bienfaisant' (1758) NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck150'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.72
Breadth40' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.2085
Depth in Hold20'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496
Burthen1,100Ton 

Armament

1756/02Broadside 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
1756/02500NNF-1715
Service History
DateEvent Source
1758/06Present at the The Seige of Louisburg 
1758/07/25Taken by the British 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
 
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