French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Héros' (1700)

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Le Héros
Nominal Guns	46	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1700	NNF-1715
Acquired	24.11.1700	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1702	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Condemned	1740	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck125'French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6054 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.3788 (37′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2314 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen700Ton

Armament

9.1702Broadside Weight = 278 French Livre (300.0176 lbs 136.081 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck20 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.17022866 officers, 280 menNNF-1715

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1706Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6311711 - 1712Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731726Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:17591730 - 1733Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731.4.1738 - 13.5.1738Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1707Garde de la Marineref:6731726Garde de la Marineref:17551726Aide d’Artillerie de Marineref:6731730 - 1731Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
25.9.1714 - 1714Capitaine de Vaisseau, rank of a Governorref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1706

Go to Canada

ref:631
1707

Battle fought off the Azores.

ref:673
1711

From 1711 to 1712 , carried the King's orders, troops and ammunition to Canada.

ref:673
1714

Campaign to Newfounland : evacuate the French to Ile Royale .

ref:673
25.9.1714Sailed from Placentia ref:673
16.6.1726Arrived at Martinique ref:1759

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:1755 Archive

ref:1759 Document

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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