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
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon	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
Captured	28.2.1758	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Orphee' (1758) (64)

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 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de VaisseauPierre-Antoine de Raymondis d'Éoux (1706-1792)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
28.2.1758Captured by the British, but not added to the Royal NavyBWAS-1714
28.2.1758Osborne's Action
28.2.1758Taken by Revenge (70) , Berwick (70) BWAS-1714

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

FWIKIVariousWeb Site

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