French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Guerrier' (1753)

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Le Guerrier

2076
Nominal Guns74NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down3.9.1750NNF-1715
Launched9.9.1753NNF-1715
First Commissioned1.1754NNF-1715
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1715
ShipyardToulon - Provence NNF-1715
Constructor Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb (1728-1803)NNF-1715
CategoryThird RateNNF-1715
National RatePremier RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the Line NNF-1715
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1715
Captured2.8.1798NNF-1715

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck165'French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.5941 (175′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth43'French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9935 (45′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6043 (21′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen1,455Ton 

Armament


1.1754Broadside 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
1.17546666 Officers, 660 menNNF-1715

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de Vaisseau René Villars de la Brosse-Raquin (1704-1776)FWIKI12.1757 - 1759Capitaine de Vaisseau Henri de Rochemore (1702-1778)FWIKI5.4.1778 - 1780Capitaine de Vaisseau Louis Antoine Bougainville (Comte de Bougainville) (1729-1811)ref:12751795Capitaine de Vaisseau Louis-Antoine-Cyprien Infernet (1756-1815)FWIKI1798 - 2.8.1798Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean François Timothée Trullet (1755-1819)E-WIKI

Service History


DateEventSource
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile

 
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