French Fifth Rate storeship 'Le Chameau' (1744)

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Le Chameau
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1743	NNF-1715
Acquired	14.8.1744	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	10.1744	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1626
Designed by	Blaise Joseph OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Other Administrator Service 1716-1747	FWAS1626
Constructor	Blaise Joseph OllivierFrench Designer Ship Builder Other Administrator Service 1716-1747	FWAS1626
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Storeship (Flûte)	NNF-1715
Wrecked	6.1747	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck141' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.7968 (150′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.9248 (134′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.7981 (32′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.0194 (13′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,020Ton
Burthen560Ton

Armament

10.1744Broadside Weight = 132 French Livre (142.4544 lbs 64.614 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.17442077 officers, 200 menNNF-1715

Notes on Ship

Builderref:673

Jacques Luc Coulomb follows the construction of the "Chameau" .

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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Posted by Kaupp Laurent on Friday 9th of September 2022 21:24

Bonsoir,
Le constructeur de la flûte le Chameau de 1744 est Blaise Ollivier.
Cordialement

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