French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Content' (1717)

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Le Content
Nominal Guns	60	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1716	NNF-1715
Launched	3.1717	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	11.1717	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1699	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sold	5.1747	NNF-1715
Becomes	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Content' (1747) (60) 1747-1749 French 60 Gun Merchant East Indiaman

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck136'French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1773 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel121'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.3021 (128′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth41' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.3709 (43′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5487 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen850Ton

Armament

11.1771Broadside Weight = 402 French Livre (433.8384 lbs 196.779 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1727 - 1728Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731734 - 1735Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731734 - 1735Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731744Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
17.8.1743 - 21.6.1744Enseigne de Vaisseauref:127517.8.1743 - 21.6.1744Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
1727

From 1727 to 1728 , campaign to Saint-Domingue .

ref:673
1734

From 1734 to 1735 , at Brest .

ref:673
8.5.1744Action of 1744-05-08
8.5.1744Took the Ship of the Line off Ushant

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

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