French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Berryer' (1770)

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Le Berryer
Berrier
Nominal Guns	56
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Berryer' (1759) (Unknown) 1759-1770 French Unknown Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased	4.1770
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate
National Rate	Second Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last Mentioned	7.1773

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.1002 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel125' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6065 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.368 (37′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9045 (16′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.177031010 officers, 300 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
9.1770 - 20.8.1771Lieutenant de Vaisseau TransferedFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1771

Sailed from {location}

FWIKI
20.8.1771Arrived at Île de France FWIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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