French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Bien Aimé' (1756)

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Le Bien Aimé	15919
Nominal Guns	68	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	1.1756	NNF-1715
Acquired	24.8.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1757	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Comte de Provence Class	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques-Luc Coulomb (1713-1791)	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Wrecked	29.4.1758	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck168' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.5664 (179′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel154' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.0192 (164′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9664 (45′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Displacement2,760Ton
Burthen1,490Ton

Armament

3.1757Broadside Weight = 636 French Livre (686.3712 lbs 311.322 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1757525 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1757 - 29.4.1758Capitaine , Compagnie des Indes Jacques Lars de Lescouet: on board from 1758FWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1757 - 29.4.1758Lieutenant , Compagnie des Indes Barthélémy de Trémignon (1732-1781)ref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
29.4.1758Battle of Cuddalore

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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