French galley 'La Duchesse' (1742)

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La Duchesse ➡ 1792 Patience
Nominal Guns	3	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1740	NNF-1715
Launched	1742	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Ferme Class (1723)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Pierre ChabertFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre ChabertFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Galley	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1814	NNF-1715

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

1742Broadside 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
17424204 officers, 156 crew & 260 rowersNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
1749Used as a tug at ToulonNNF-1715
1778Prison hulk at ToulonNNF-1715
1778Refitted as a Unrated Prison hulk
10.1792Renamed PatienceNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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