French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Duc de Bourgogne' (1751)

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Le Duc de Bourgogne -> 1792 Peuple -> 1794 Caton	1948
Nominal Guns	80	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1749	NNF-1715
Launched	20.10.1751	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1752	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Designed by	François-Guillaume Clairain Des Lauriers (1722-1780)	FWAS1786
Constructor	Antoine Groignard (1727-1799)	FWAS1786
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Premier Rang	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FWAS1786
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FWAS1786
Broken Up	1.1801	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck174'French Feet (Pied du Roi)56.5167 (185′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel152' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3727 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.2268 (23′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen1,800Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck173' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)56.1904 (184′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.2912 (46′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8208 (22′ 4″ Imperial)
Displacement3,400Ton
Burthen1,800Tonneaux

Armament

12.1752Broadside 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
12.175291414 officers, 900 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 1781Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Nicolas Louis de Durfort (Baron de Durfort) (1736-1782)E-WIKI

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
5.1780 - 15.12.1780Chef d'EscadreChevalier Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay (Chevalier de Ternay) (1723-1780)†BNF25.1781 - 1781Chef d'EscadreChevalier Jacques-Melchior de Barras de Saint-Laurent (1^st Comte Barras de Saint-Laurent) (1720-1792)ref:631

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1780Lieutenant de Vaisseau, Capitaine en SecondChevalier Hyppolyte Louis Antoine Guy de Capellis (3^rd Marquis de Capellis) (1744-1813)FWIKI1780Lieutenant de VaisseauChevalier Charles Balthazar Louis de Roquefeuil-Cahuzac (Chevalier de Roquefeuil) (1752-1795)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
2.5.1780Sailed form Brest as flagship of a convoy carrying troops to North AmericaBNF2
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
9.1792Renamed PeupleNNF-1715
2.1794Renamed CatonNNF-1715
2.1798Condemned at BrestNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

BNF2O. Troude, Digital Book

ref:631 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 23rd of January 2017 19:48

Sorry should have also included
Defenseur74 Louis Armand Constantin Prince de Rohan Montbazon
Brillant64 Etienne Pierre, Vicomte de Roochechouart, Diligente32 Bory
Zéphryre32 Chevalier De Grasse [F. J. Comte de Grasse Tilly?]
Opale26 Chevalier Doisy

Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 23rd of January 2017 19:18

7 March 1762 French R-Ad Charles Comte de Blénac Courbon arrives off Martinique flag on Duc de Bourgogne80 with Hector74 cap Comte de de Sanzy, Diademe74 cap Chevalier Fouquet, Defenseur74 Louis Armand Constantin, Protee64 Pierre Hocdenau, Dragon64 Chevalier Des Rochechouart, Calype26 cap Duchilleau bringing troops from France to help defend the French islands

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