French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Michel' (1741)

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Le Saint Michel
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1738	NNF-1715
Launched	1.1741	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1741
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Saint Michel Class
Designed by	Jean-Marie Helie	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Marie Helie	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Given Away	5.1787	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck143' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.4502 (152′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel130' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.2294 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3627 (40′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8769 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen950Ton

Armament

5.1741Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

1762Broadside Weight = 474 French Livre (511.5408 lbs 232.023 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17414866 officers, 480 menNNF-1715

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
27.5.1781 - 1786Lieutenant de FrégateAndré Léchelle (1760-1818)

Service History

DateEventSource
1762Refitted as a 60 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
5.1787

Given to the French East India Company, but not used.

FWAS1786

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

FWAS1786Rif Winfield & Stephen S RobertsBook

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