French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Sérieux' (1740)

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Le Sérieux
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1738	NNF-1715
Launched	26.10.1740	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1741	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb (1728-1803)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	3.5.1747	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Intrepid' (1747) (64)

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 Hold19' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1832 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1058Ton

Armament

1740Broadside 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
5.17414666 officers, 400 menNNF-1715

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1747 - 3.5.1747Lieutenant de VaisseauIsaac Chadeau de la Clocheterie (1695-1747)†FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
10.2.1742/43Battle of Toulon
3.5.17471st Battle of Cape Finisterre

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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