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Le Trident2365
Nominal Guns64NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1740/10NNF-1715
Launched1742/09/13NNF-1715
First Commissioned1742/12
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1715
ShipyardToulon NNF-1715
ConstructorJoseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb NNF-1715
CategoryThird RateNNF-1715
National RateDeuxième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the Line NNF-1715
Captured1747/10/14NNF-1715
Becomes British third rate ship of the line 'Le Trident' (1747) NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145'French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.096
Length of Keel122'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6256
Breadth40'French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992
Depth in Hold19' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.2524
Burthen1,150Ton 

Armament

1742/12Broadside 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
1742/124666 officers, 460 menNNF-1715
Commanders
FromToRankNameSource
17471747/10/14Capitaine de VaisseauHRH Claude-Thomas Renart de FuchsambergFWIKI
Service History
DateEvent Source
1744/02/11Present at the Battle of Toulon 
1747/10/14Present at the 2nd Battle of Cape Finisterre 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
FWIKI Wikipedia - FranceVariousWeb Site
 
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