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La Hardie

16779
Nominal Guns3
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down4.1737
Acquired1739
ShipyardMarseille - Provence
Ship ClassFerme Class (1723)
Designed by
Pierre ChabertFrench
Ship Builder
Constructor
Pierre ChabertFrench
Ship Builder
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeGalley
Last Mentioned1795

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.096 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel121' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.3008 (128′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth18' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8735 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold7' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.4901 (8′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacementc300Ton 
Burthen185Ton 

Armament


1739Broadside Weight = 36 French Livre (38.8512 lbs 17.622 kg)NNF-1715
Bow Chaser1 French 36-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 18-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
17394204 officers, 156 crew & 260 rowersNNF-1715

Service History


DateEventSource
1767Prison hulk at Marseille
1767Refitted as a Unrated Prison hulk
1778Prison hulk at Toulon

 
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