French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Vigilant' (1744)

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Le Vigilant
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1742	NNF-1715
Launched	11.5.1744	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1744
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Saint Michel Class
Designed by	Jean-Marie Helie	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques-Luc Coulomb (1713-1791)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	19.5.1745	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Vigilant' (1745) (60)

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

12.1744Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.17444866 officers, 480 menNNF-1715

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1745 - 19.5.1745Enseigne de VaisseauAntoine de Marges de Saint-Victoret (1712-1788)ref:672

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1745Taken by Superb (60) , Mermaid (54) , Eltham (40)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

ref:672 Web Site

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