French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Trident' (1742)

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Le Trident	2365
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1740	NNF-1715
Launched	13.9.1742	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1742	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	14.10.1747	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1747) (64)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145'French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.099 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel122'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6281 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth40'French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1802 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,150Ton

Armament

12.1742Broadside 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
12.17424666 officers, 460 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1746Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Étienne de Périer de Salvert (1687-1766)ref:6731747 - 14.10.1747Capitaine de Vaisseau Claude-Thomas Renart de Fuchsamberg d'Amblimont (2^nd Marquis d'Amblimont) (1690-1772)FWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1746 - 1746Lieutenant de VaisseauChevalier Nicolas Pierre des Nos de Champmeslin (1717-?)ref:673

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.9.1744 - 1745Garde de la Marine Joseph Bernard de Chabert-Cogolin (1724-1805)FWIKI1746Sous-Brigadier , Garde de Marine François Alexis Périer (1725-1756)ref:6731746Garde de la Marine Jean-Baptiste de Glandevès du Castellet (Baron de Glandevès) (1728-1803)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1746

Campaign in the Antilles .

ref:673
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
6.1746-10.1746	Fleet for Louisbourg 1746

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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