British Third Rate ship of the line 'Foudroyant' (1758)

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Foudroyant	293
Nominal Guns	80	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Foudroyant' (1750) (80)
Named	13.12.1758	BWAS-1714
Captured	28.2.1758	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon	NNF-1715
Designed by	François Coulomb (1653/54-1716/17)	NNF-1715
Constructor	François Coulomb (1653/54-1716/17)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	26.9.1787	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck180' 5"Imperial Feet54.8656
Length of Keel147' 3"Imperial Feet44.8072
Breadth50' 3"Imperial Feet15.3162
Depth in Hold23' 0"Imperial Feet7.0104
Burthen1,977 ⁶⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1760Broadside Weight = 945 Imperial Pound ( 428.5575 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle8 British 9-Pounder

8 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1759 - 5.3.1760CaptainRichard Tyrrell (1691-1766)BWAS-17145.3.1760 - 8.6.1762CaptainRobert Duff (1721-1787) ADM 6/19/143BWAS-17148.6.1762 - 21.9.1763CaptainMolyneaux Shuldham (1717-1798) ADM 6/19/546
Issued by George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792)
Commission confirmed 25.10.1763BWAS-17149.8.1775 - 5.8.1778CaptainJohn Jervis (1734/35-1823) ADM 6/21/111BWAS-17145.8.1778 - 22.7.1779CaptainCharles Hudson (c.1733-1803)BWAS-171422.7.1779 - 26.12.1782CaptainJohn Jervis (1734/35-1823)EWIKI30.12.1782 - 14.1.1783CaptainThe Hon. William Cornwallis (1744-1819) ADM 6/22/567BWAS-171415.1.1783 - 1.4.1783CaptainAdam Duncan (1731-1804) ADM 6/23/8ADM 6/22

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1759 - 10.1759Vice-Admiral of the BlueSir Charles Hardy (1716-1780)BWAS-17141762 - 1763Vice-Admiral of the BlueGeorge Brydges Rodney (1719-1792)BWAS-171412.1778 - 1779Vice-Admiral of the WhiteLord Molyneaux Shuldham (Baron Shuldham) (1717-1798)BWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1764 - 10.1.1764SurgeonWilliam Troward ADM 6/20/2ADM 6/20

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
17.3.1764 - 18.6.1764MidshipmanWilliam ForsterLPC

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
27.2.1763 - 17.3.1764Able SeamanWilliam ForsterLPC1.9.1775 - 28.3.1776Captain's ServantCharles John Moore Mansfield (1760-1813)HMS01

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1758Surveyed at PortsmouthBWAS-1714
6.12.1758Purchased at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £16759.19.11dBWAS-1714
2.1759Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
8.1759Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £14218.8.6dBWAS-1714
1760fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £8435.6.7dBWAS-1714
13.4.1760Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
1761fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5955.18.9dBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
7.1762Operations against MartiniqueBWAS-1714
21.9.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
28.2.1764SurveyedBWAS-1714
26.2.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.1772Began large repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
1.1774Completed large repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £34650.3.11dBWAS-1714
4.1775fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
8.1775RecommissionedBWAS-1714
8.1775Recommissioned as a guardship at PlymouthBWAS-1714
4.1776fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
3.1777fitting at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
3.1780Began fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714
5.1780Completed fitting at a cost of £7642.11.11dBWAS-1714
21.4.1782Pégase vs Foudroyant
21.4.1782Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Pégase (74) BWAS-1714
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
2.1783fitting at UnknownBWAS-1714

Fleets
From	Until	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1782/09	1782/12	Fleet for the relief of Gibraltar 1782	Lord Richard Howe (4^th Viscount Howe) (1725/26-1799)

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif WinfieldBook

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

EWIKIVariousWeb Site

ADM 6/22 Archive

ADM 6/20 Archive

LPC Document

HMS01VariousWeb Site

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