French Merchant frigate 'L'Insulaire' (1744)

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L'Insulaire
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	1741	NNF-1715
Launched	1.1744	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	4.1745	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Port Louis - Mauritius	NNF-1715
Constructor	Nicolas LevesqueFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Foundered	3.8.1746	ref:1839

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Keel100' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.48 (106′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1839
Burthenc.350Tonneaux

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1746240 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1746 - 3.8.1746Capitaine , Compagnie des Indesref:1839

Service History

DateEventSource
25.3.1746Sailed from Île de France ref:1839
25.6.17461st Battle of Negapatam
3.8.1746

Foundered on a sand bank in the Ganges river.

ref:1839

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1839 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Amit Biswas on Saturday 1st of October 2022 06:11

The Gentleman’s Magazine, Jul 1747, p 340 - ship Insulaire, with 250 men, was lost in Bengall river.

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