French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Orphee' (1749)

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L'Orphee
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1748	NNF-1715
Launched	10.5.1749	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1750	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	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
Captured	28.2.1758	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Orphee' (1758) (64) 1758-1758 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck146'French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.4243 (155′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel130'French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth40'French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1983 (20′ 4″ Imperial)
Burthen1,180Ton

Armament

1750Broadside 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
17504466 officers, 440 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1756Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:63110.3.1756 - 12.11.1756Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1757Enseigne de Vaisseau, wounded on boardref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
28.2.1758Captured by the British, but not added to the Royal NavyBWAS-1714
28.2.1758Battle of Cartagena
28.2.1758Taken by
28.2.1758Taken by BWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:1275 Web Site

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