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

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L'Inflexible	2295
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1751	NNF-1715
Launched	1752	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	4.1755	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort Dockyard - Rochefort	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Hardi Class
Designed by	Pierre Morineau	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre Morineau	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FWIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1763	FWIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck149'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.4002 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.7396 (22′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

4.1755Broadside 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
4.17555288 officers, 520 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1757Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Laurent Louis de Sartre (1700-1764)ref:6311757 - 3.3.1757Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean-Baptiste III Le Gardeur de Tilly (Sieur de Tilly) (1698-1757)†ref:6311759 - 1.1.1760Capitaine de Vaisseau Alexandre Tancrède de Caumont d'Adde (1708-1777)FWIKI

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1756 - 1757Capitaine en SecondChevalier Laurent Louis de Sartre (1700-1764): on board from 1757ref:6311759Lieutenant de VaisseauChevalier Charles-Henri-Louis d'Arsac de Ternay (Chevalier de Ternay) (1723-1780)ref:631

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1755Enseigne de Vaisseau Charles Étienne Bombelle (1733-1783)ref:12751755 - 1756Enseigne de Vaisseau Jean-François du Cheyron du Pavillon (1730-1782)ref:631

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1759 - 1.1.1760Garde de la Marine Nicolas de Grimouard (1743-1794)ref:63117.3.1759 - 21.11.1759Garde de la Marine Gilbert Pierre Alexandre Chavagnac (Comte de Chavagnac) (1745-1819) Discharged Sickref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
1.1.1760

Wrecked in the estuary of the Vilaine

FWIKI
1763

The wreck was broken up

NNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

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