French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Alcide' (1743)

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L'Alcide
Nominal Guns	64	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	10.1741	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	3.1742	NNF-1715
Launched	6.12.1743	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	1744	BWAS-1714
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Mars Class (1740)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joseph-Louis OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1727-1771	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Second Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	8.6.1755	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alcide' (1755) (64) 1755-1772 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck159' 0"Imperial Feet48.4632
Length of Keel128' 4 ½"Imperial Feet39.0271
Breadth44' 10 ¼"Imperial Feet13.4176
Depth in Hold18' 2 ⅜"Imperial Feet5.4959
Burthen1,373 ⁷⁵⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck149' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.3952 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

1743Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17444666 officers, 400 menNNF-1715

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1745Capitaine de Vaisseauref:67315.1.1747 - 1747Capitaine de Vaisseauref:12201748Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731748 - 1750Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6732.3.1755 - 8.6.1755Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1755 - 8.6.1755Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.3.1745 - 8.11.1745Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1747 - 10.1747Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1755 - 8.6.1755Capitaine d'une Compagnie Franche de la Marine (Lieutenant de Vaisseau)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
25.3.1747Action of March 25 1747
20.6.1747Action of June 20 1747
1748

Under d'Aché , in the Squadron of the Marquis d'Albert du Chesne , for a campaign in India , but victim of damage, he returned to France .

ref:673
28.6.1748Arrived at Port Louis ref:1220
1.1749Sailed from Port Louis ref:1220
7.2.1749

Arrived at Poindichery

ref:1220
1750Arrived at France ref:1220
6.6.1755Action of 6-8 June 1755
8.6.1755Taken by off Louisbourg
8.6.1755Taken by

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1755-1755	Fleet for Quebec 1755	Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc (Comte Dubois de la Motte)French Naval Sailor Service 1698-1764

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1220David Stockman, Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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