French bomb vessel 'Le Vesuve' (1755)

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Le Vesuve
Nominal Guns	8	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1754	NNF-1715
Acquired	18.9.1755	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1756	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	NNF-1715
Deleted from list	1762	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck87' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)28.2731 (92′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel78' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)25.3344 (83′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.1417 (26′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.6269 (11′ 10″ Imperial)
Displacement380Ton
Burthen240Ton

Armament

1756Broadside Weight = 24 French Livre (25.9008 lbs 11.748 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck8 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 French 12" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1756806 officers, 74 menNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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