French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Duc d'Orléans' (1753)

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Le Duc d'Orléans
Nominal Guns	54	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	10.1752	NNF-1715
Launched	29.9.1753	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	2.1754	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Deleted from list	5.1761	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck149' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.3974 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel133' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.1984 (141′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6852 (41′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5371 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Displacementc2,100Ton
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

2.1754Broadside Weight = 384 French Livre (414.4128 lbs 187.968 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 6-Pounder

1758Broadside Weight = 456 French Livre (492.1152 lbs 223.212 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1754302 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1758Unknown

Service History

DateEventSource
29.4.1758Battle of Cuddalore
3.8.1758Battle of Negapatam
10.9.1759Battle of Pondicherry

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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