French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Orient' (1759)

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L'Orient	11096
Nominal Guns	80	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'L'Orient' (1756) (80)
Purchased	5.1759	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Antoine Groignard (1727-1799)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Wrecked	7.9.1782	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck174'French Feet (Pied du Roi)56.5167 (185′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel159'French Feet (Pied du Roi)51.6473 (169′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth44'French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3183 (46′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,800Ton

Armament

5.1759Broadside Weight = 900 French Livre (971.28 lbs 440.55 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.175986614 officers, 852 menNNF-1715

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 12.1759Capitaine de VaisseauAlain Nogérée de la Filière (1701-1772)FWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 12.1759Chef d'escadre Joseph-Marie Budes (Seigneur de Guébriant) (1701-1760)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
1778Refitted as a 74 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
17.2.1782Battle of Sadras
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
7.9.1782Wrecked at TrincomaleeNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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