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

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Nominal Guns	60	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1716	NNF-1715
Launched	3.1716/17	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	11.1717
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre-Blaise Coulomb (1699-1753)	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	5.1747	NNF-1715
Becomes	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Content' (1747) (60)

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

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1744Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Hubert de Brienne (Comte de Conflans) (1690-1777)EWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
8.5.1744Action of 1744-05-08
8.5.1744Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Northumberland (64) off Ushant

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

EWIKIVariousWeb Site

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