French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Ardent' (1779)

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L'Ardent
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ardent' (1764) (64) 1764-1779 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	17.8.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Hessel Cliff - The Humber	ref:1326
Ship Class	Ardent Class (1762)	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1756	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Hugh BlaydesBritish Ship Builder Service 1686	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Second Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	12.4.1782	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ardent' (1782) (64) 1782-1794 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 0"Imperial Feet48.768
Length of Keel131' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet39.9352
Breadth44' 4 ½"Imperial Feet13.4239
Depth in Hold19' 0"Imperial Feet5.7912
Burthen1,379 ³²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1780Broadside Weight = 576 French Livre (621.6192 lbs 281.952 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1780600 NNF-1774

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
17.8.1779 - 2.2.1782Capitaine de Vaisseau TransferedE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1780Began repairs at Brest - Brittany NNF-1774
3.1780Completed repairs at Brest - Brittany NNF-1774
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
9.4.1782Action off Dominique
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
12.4.1782Taken by the British at the Battle of the Saintes

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1326 Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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