French Fourth Rate east indiaman 'Le Saint Louis' (1752)

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Le Saint Louis
Nominal Guns	54	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	7.1751	NNF-1715
Launched	27.7.1752	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1753	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Nicolas LevesqueFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Transfered	1770	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.096 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel130' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Forward20' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Draught Aft22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Displacement2,100Ton
Burthen1,100Ton

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.1753254 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1758UnknownTRN3

Service History

DateEventSource
16.8.1756Taken by
29.4.1758Battle of Cuddalore
3.8.1758Battle of Negapatam
10.9.1759Battle of Pondicherry

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

TRN3William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

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