French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Destin' (1777)

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Le Destin
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1770	NNF-1715
Launched	21.10.1777	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	6.1778	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	César Class (1762)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Constructor	La Frete BernardFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	29.8.1793	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck168'French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.5696 (179′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel151' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.048 (160′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0205 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.7396 (22′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

6.1778Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.17787216 officers, 715 crewNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
19.1.1779 - 9.8.1782Capitaine de Vaisseauref:1717

Service History

DateEventSource
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
8.1793Captured at ToulonNNF-1715
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1717 Paper

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