French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Illustre' (1750)

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L'Illustre
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1749	NNF-1715
Launched	1750	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1751	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Illustre Class (1750)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre SalinocFrench Ship Builder	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
Condemned	10.1761	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck150'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.72 (159′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel131' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.554 (139′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.2085 (43′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6043 (21′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

3.1751Broadside 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
3.17515088 officers, 500 menNNF-1715

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1751 - 11.1751Chef d'EscadreFWIKI11.1751 - 1752Capitaine de Vaisseauref:12201753Capitaine de Vaisseauref:67320.3.1755 - 25.9.1755Capitaine de Vaisseauref:12751758 - 1759Capitaine de Vaisseau3DECKS1759Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
18.2.1758 - 30.10.1760Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1751 - 1755Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1759Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
10.9.1759Battle of Pondicherry

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1755-1755	Fleet for Quebec 1755	Chevalier Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc (Comte Dubois de la Motte)French Naval Sailor Service 1698-1762

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1220David Stockman, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

3DECKSManuel Blasco, Cy Harrison, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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