French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Bourbon' (1734)

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Le Bourbon
Duc de Bourbon
Nominal Guns	56	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	12.1733	NNF-1715
Launched	6.5.1734	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1734	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Hulked	11.1746	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck137' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.4976 (145′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0176 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9045 (16′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1746Broadside Weight = 18 French Livre (19.4256 lbs 8.811 kg)TRN3
Gun Deck36 French 1-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1734368 NNF-1715

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1735 - 1736Enseigne , Compagnie des IndesFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
25.6.17461st Battle of Negapatam

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

TRN3William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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