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

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Fantasque	2264
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
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Lion Class
Designed by	Pierre-Blaise Coulomb (1699-1753)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph Véronique Charles Chapelle (1716-1791)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
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)EWIKI
Middle Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17594899 officers, 480 menNNF-1715

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1780 - 1782Capitaine de Frégate de VaudoréEWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
3.1780Refitted as a 38 gun Unrated Hospital Ship
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
2.1781Refitted as a 38 gun Unrated Flûte EWIKI
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

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

EWIKIVariousWeb Site

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