French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Duc d'Orléans' (1737)

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Le Duc d'Orléans	21198
Nominal Guns	46	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	4.1737	NNF-1715
Launched	24.10.1737	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1738	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Gilles Cambry	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Wrecked	10.1746	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck124' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.2752 (132′ 1″ Imperial)
Length of Keel111' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.0528 (118′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7996 (35′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2404 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

1738Broadside Weight = 84 French Livre (90.6528 lbs 41.118 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck4 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck12 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

1746Broadside Weight = 180 French Livre (194.256 lbs 88.11 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck12 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1746260 NNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
25.6.17461st Battle of Negapatam
10.1746Wrecked off Madras with 8 survivorsNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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