French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Éveillé' (1752)

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L'Éveillé
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1752	NNF-1715
Launched	1752	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1753	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Constructor	Antoine GroignardFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1799	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1772	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck153'French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.6959 (163′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel127' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.2536 (135′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.0461 (42′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton

Armament

1753Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
175349111 officers, 480 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 1760Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1762Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1762Capitaine en Secondref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1757 - 1757Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1756 - 1757Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1756

From 1756 to 1757 , campaing to Antilles , Saint-Domingue , Ile Royale .

ref:673
17.3.1757Took the Ship of the Line off Saint Domingue
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
1762

in the Division of Ternay .

ref:631
11.1770Condemned at BrestNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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