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

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Le Northumberland

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Nominal Guns64NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
PreviouslyBritish Third Rate ship of the line 'Northumberland' (1743) (64)
Captured8.5.1744NNF-1715
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 64-GunnerBWAS-1714
ConstructorJohn Holland (d.1752)BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateNNF-1715
National RateDeuxième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the Line NNF-1715
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1715
Wrecked2.1781NNF-1715

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck149'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.4002 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel129'French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.9076 (137′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1983 (20′ 4″ Imperial)
Burthen1,150Ton 

Armament


5.1744Broadside Weight = 748 French Livre (807.2416 lbs 366.146 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 16-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17445066 officers, 500 crewNNF-1715

3 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1745 - 1747Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Étienne Périer de Salvert (1687-1766)FWIKI1747Capitaine de Vaisseau Antoine-Alexis Périer (Comte de Salvert) (1691-1757)FWIKI1759Capitaine de Vaisseau Vincent-Jean de Bellingant (Comte de Bellingant) (1700-1775)FWIKI

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1744 - 5.8.1745Lieutenant de VaisseauPaul Osée Bidé de Chézac (1707-1764)ref:127530.3.1746 - 31.12.1746Capitaine de Vaisseau Anne Antoine d'Aché (Comte d'Aché de Serquigny) (1701-1780)ref:1275

1 Passenger


DatesRankNameSource
c.6.1747 - 19.9.1747Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Roland-Michel Barrin (3rd Marquis de La Galissonière) (1693-1756)ref:1275

Service History


DateEventSource
1747

Take the new Governor Barrin to

Nouvelle-France FWIKI
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay

 
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