French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Esprit' (1726)

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Le Saint Esprit	2142
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1724	NNF-1715
Launched	9.1.1725/26	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	4.1728
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre-Blaise Coulomb (1699-1753)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1761	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck154'French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.0212 (164′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 1"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.5231 (21′ 4″ Imperial)
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

4.1728Broadside Weight = 776 French Livre (837.4592 lbs 379.852 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.172856212 officers, 550 menNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
20.7.1728Bombardment of Tripoli
11.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
26.7.1745Jersey v St Esprit

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

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