French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Dauphin Royal' (1738)

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Le Dauphin Royal
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1737	NNF-1715
Launched	13.10.1738	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	10.1740	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	9.1783	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck153' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.6985 (163′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel137'French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.5027 (146′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth42'French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.6687 (44′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

10.1740Broadside 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
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.17405566 officers, 550 menNNF-1715

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1742Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731756Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731757 - 12.1759Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1779Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1740 - 1741Capitaine d'Artillerie de Marineref:6737.1740 - 24.4.1741Lieutenant de Vaisseau, as Major d'Escadreref:6731759Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1750Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6311755 - 5.1756Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6735.1778 - 1778Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1740 - 1741Garde de la Marineref:67326.6.1740 - 4.1741Garde de la Marineref:6731759Garde de la Marineref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
6.6.1755Action of 6-8 June 1755
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
12.12.17812nd Battle of Ushant
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
9.4.1782Action off Dominique
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1755-1755	Fleet for Louisbourg 1755

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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