French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Ardent' (1723)

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L'Ardent	2205
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1721	NNF-1715
Launched	1723	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1724
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Ardent Class
Constructor	Blaise Geslain (d.1748)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	1.10.1746	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck140' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.4774 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6732 (41′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8769 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

1724Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17243866 officers, 380 menNNF-1715

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1741Capitaine de Vaisseau d'Espinay de Boisguérould BNF1

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1732Capitaine de VaisseauVincent Huon de Kermadec (1671-1746)ref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
27.7.1740 - 28.4.1741Garde de la MarineAntoine de Marges de Saint-Victoret (1712-1788)ref:672

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1.1740/41Action of 1741-01-07
10.1746Chased into Quiberon bay, and later burnt by the EnglishNNF-1715
1.10.1746Action of 1746-10-01

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

BNF1O TroudeDigital Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:672 Web Site

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