French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Argonaute' (1708)

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L'Argonaute
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1708	NNF-1715
Launched	14.11.1708	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1708	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Blaise PangaloFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1.1746	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck120'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth32'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4207 (34′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.8882 (16′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen480Ton

Armament

12.1708Broadside Weight = 208 French Livre (224.4736 lbs 101.816 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck16 French 12-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.17082766 officers, 270 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
10.1.1708 - 1713Brigadier, Garde de Marine, as privateerFWIKI

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1718Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1707

In the Squadron of Duguay-Trouin .

ref:673
1718

Against the Pirates in the Antilles .

ref:673
12.1720Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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