French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Duc de Bourgogne' (1752)

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Le Duc de Bourgogne
Nominal Guns	54	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	10.1751	NNF-1715
Launched	21.9.1752	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	9.1753	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1739-1777	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Disarmed	7.1761	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck146' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.4232 (155′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel130' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6852 (41′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5371 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Forward17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacementc2,050Ton
Burthen1,050Ton

Armament

9.1753Broadside Weight = 132 French Livre (142.4544 lbs 64.614 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck4 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 French 12-Pounder

12.1756Broadside Weight = 156 French Livre (168.3552 lbs 76.362 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
9.1753258 NNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1758 - 9.1758Capitaine de Vaisseau9.1758 - 1759Capitaine de Vaisseau

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1756Enseigne de Vaisseau , Compagnie des Indes , Enseigne en Secondref:63130.12.1756 - 12.3.1759Premier Enseigne , Compagnie des Indesref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
29.4.1758Battle of Cuddalore
3.8.1758Battle of Negapatam
10.9.1759Battle of Pondicherry

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
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