French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Greenwich' (1757)

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4th Rate Ship of the Line
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Greenwich
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Greenwich' (1748) (50) 1748-1757 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	18.3.1757	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lepe - Hampshire
Ship Class	1745 Establishment 50-Gunner (1745)
Constructor	Moody JanverinBritish Ship Builder
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Wrecked	1.1758	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck139'French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.1534 (148′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3729 (40′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
18.3.1757 - 1757Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1757Forrest's Action

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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Monday 16th of May 2022 06:45	Cy	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 15th of May 2022 21:56	Albert Parker	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 15th of May 2022 19:22	Cy	Jan HalfhoornDutch Naval Sailor Service 1665
Sunday 15th of May 2022 17:22	VARIAN VERNON ESPECKERMAN	Jan HalfhoornDutch Naval Sailor Service 1665
Sunday 15th of May 2022 08:05	Cy	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Oxford' (1727) (50) 1727-1758 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

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