French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Espérance' (1724)

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L'Espérance	2063
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1723	NNF-1715
Launched	8.8.1724	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1725	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Duc d'Orleans	NNF-1715
Constructor	Rene Levasseur (1667-1727)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	13.11.1755	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck152' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3696 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel136' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1788 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0025 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

9.1725Broadside 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
9.17255566 officers, 550 menNNF-1715

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1755 - 13.11.1755Capitaine de Vaisseau Louis-Alphonse Jubert (Vicomte de Bouville) (1703-1775)FWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1730Lieutenant-Général des armées navalesChevalier Gaspard Goussé (Comte de la Roche-Allard) (1664-1745)ref:687

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1730Capitaine en second Charles de Tubières Grimoard de Pestel de Lévis (Marquis de Caylus) (1698-1750)ref:68724.1.1741 - 19.5.1741Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Roland-Michel Barrin (3^rd Marquis de La Galissonière) (1693-1756)ref:12751754 - 13.11.1755Lieutenant de Vaisseau René Louis Alleno de Saint-Aloüarn (Chevalier de Rosmadec) (1715-1759)FWIKI1755 - 13.11.1755Lieutenant de VaisseauFrançois Hector d'Albert (1728-1802)FWIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1746Garde de la MarineFrançois-Pierre Huon de Kermadec (1726-1787)ref:6731.1.1746 - 3.1746Garde de la MarineJoseph Bernard de Chabert-Cogolin (1724-1805)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
11.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
13.11.1755Taken by Weymouth (60)

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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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