French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Bizarre' (1751)

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Le Bizarre	2222
Nominal Guns	64
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1750
Launched	9.1751
First Commissioned	3.1753
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany
Constructor	Jacques-Luc Coulomb (1713-1791)
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	99.1782

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck153'French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.6959 (163′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel145'French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.099 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.2085 (43′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

3.1753Broadside Weight = 480 French Livre (518.016 lbs 234.96 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1755Chef d'Escadre, chef de divisionChevalier Antoine-Alexis de Périer (Comte de Salvert) (1691-1757)ref:6739.4.1758 - 21.11.1758Capitaine de Vaisseau Pierre Claude Haudeneau (Seigneur de Coatamour et de Keroc'hiou) (1717-1792)ref:12751759Capitaine de Vaisseau Louis-Armand-Constantin de Rohan (1732-1794)FWIKI1.1780 - 8.1780Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Jean César de Trémignon (Chevalier de Trémigon) (1733-1781)ref:631

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1753Lieutenant de VaisseauChevalier Nicolas Pierre des Nos de Champmeslin (1717-?)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
10.10.1758Took the Ship Winchelsea (20) off Ireland
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
17.2.1782Battle of Sadras
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1755-1755	Fleet for Louisbourg 1755

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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Posted by Steve lockhart on Thursday 10th of December 2020 17:25

On 4 October 1782 she ran aground near Cuddalore

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