French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Intrépide' (1747)

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L'Intrépide	1960
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1745	NNF-1715
Launched	24.3.1746/47	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	7.1747	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Sceptre Class	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques-Luc Coulomb (1713-1791)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Burnt	7.1781	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck165'French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.5941 (175′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel157'French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.9969 (167′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth43'French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9935 (45′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

7.1747Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.17476066 Officers, 600 menNNF-1715

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1747Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Louis-Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1691-1763)ref:6311757Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Guy-François de Coëtnempren (Comte de Kersaint) (1703-1759)FWIKI1759Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Charles Le Mercerel de Chasteloger (1698-1763)FWIKI1.1776 - 3.1778Capitaine de Vaisseau François-Joseph Paul de Grasse (Seigneur de Tilly) (1722-1788)E-WIKI1780Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Louis-Guillaume de Parscau (1725-1786)FWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1760Lieutenant de Vaisseau Jean-François du Cheyron du Pavillon (1730-1782)ref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1757Enseigne de Vaisseau Armand-Guy-Simon de Coëtnempren (1742-1793)FWIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1.6.1759 - 21.12.1759Garde de la Marine Jean François de Hercé (Seigneur du Plessis) (1743-1795)ref:6731761Garde de la Marine François-Joseph-Hippolyte Bidé de Maurville (1743-?)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre
21.10.1757Forrest's Action
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
1760

Campaign to Martinique

ref:631
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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