French Third Rate ship of the line 'Raisonnable' (1756)

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Raisonnable
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1754	NNF-1715
Launched	11.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1757	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre Morineau	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	29.4.1758	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Raisonnable' (1758) (64)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck152'French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3706 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Gundeck152'French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3706 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel138' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.8267 (147′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth40'French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

12.1757Broadside 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

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1758 - 29.4.1758Capitaine de VaisseauLouis-Armand-Constantin de Rohan (1732-1794)EWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
29.4.1758Action of 29 April 1758
29.5.1758Taken by Dorsetshire (68)
29.5.1758Taken by Achilles (60)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

EWIKIVarious, Web Site

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