French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Heureux' (1782)

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L'Heureux
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	15.2.1782	E-WIKI
Launched	19.12.1782	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Centaure Class (1782)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Captured	1.8.1798	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck179'French Feet (Pied du Roi)58.1423 (190′ 9″ Imperial)
Burthen1530French Tonneaux1497.9254

Armament

19.12.1782Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
19.12.1782705Design ComplementE-WIKI

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1795Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1798 - 1.8.1798Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.1793 - 4.1795Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:28	Jon Miller	British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789) (10) 1789-1834 British 10 Gun Other Discovery Vessel
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