French galley 'La Valeur' (1742)

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La Valeur ➡ 1779 Eclarlate
Nominal Guns	3	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1740	NNF-1715
Launched	1742	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1743	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	France Class (1723)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jean ReynoirFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean ReynoirFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Galley	NNF-1715
Sold for Break Up	9.1781	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' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8498 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold6' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.03 (6′ 7″ 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
17434204 officers, 156 crew & 260 rowersNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
1749Used as a tug at ToulonNNF-1715
1758Prison ship at ToulonNNF-1715
1758Refitted as a Unrated Prison Ship
10.1762Moved to MarseilleNNF-1715
5.1768Refitted as a Unrated Prison hulk
1779Renamed EclarlateNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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