French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Bourbon' (1720)

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Le Bourbon
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1719	NNF-1715
Launched	9.1720	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1721	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Sceptre Class (1720)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Laurent HelieFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Foundered	13.4.1741	ref:631

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck152'French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3706 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel134'French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.5264 (142′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth42'French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.6687 (44′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8479 (22′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

1721Broadside Weight = 792 French Livre (854.7264 lbs 387.684 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17215566 officers, 550 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1740Capitaine de Vaisseau, campaign in the Balticref:673

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1739Capitaine d'Artillerie de Marineref:6731739 - 13.4.1741Lieutenant d'Artillerie de Marineref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.6.1734 - 11.11.1734Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1755

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1739Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1739

Campaign in Baltic .

ref:631
1740

Campaign in the Antilles where he was shipwrecked on April 13, 1741.

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:1755 Archive

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