French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Fantasque' (1758)

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Le Fantasque
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1757	NNF-1715
Launched	10.5.1758	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1759	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Lion Class (1749)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Pierre-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1699	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph Véronique Charles ChapelleFrench Ship Builder Service 1716-1791	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Hulked	11.1784	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck151'French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.0453 (160′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel134'French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.5264 (142′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1892 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,150Ton

Armament

5.1759Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

3.1780Broadside Weight = 198 French Livre (213.6816 lbs 96.921 kg)E-WIKI
Middle Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17594899 officers, 480 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
4.1777 - 1779Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1780 - 1782Capitaine de FrégateE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
3.1780Refitted as a 38 gun Unrated Hospital Ship
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
2.1781Refitted as a 38 gun Unrated Flûte E-WIKI
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
10.1781Ran aground at Newport, but refloatedNNF-1715
3.1784Condemned at LorientNNF-1715
11.1784Hulked in MartiniqueNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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