French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Ardent' (1723)

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L'Ardent
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1721	NNF-1715
Launched	1723	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1724	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Ardent Class (1723)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Blaise GeslainFrench Ship Builder Service 1741	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	12.10.1746	ref:673

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck140' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.4774 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6732 (41′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8769 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

1724Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17243866 officers, 380 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1740 - 1741Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731744Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1746 - 12.10.1746Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1732Capitaine de Vaisseau , capitaine en secondref:6731734Lieutenant d'Artillerie de Marineref:67319.3.1746 - 12.10.1746Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1727Garde de la Marineref:175527.7.1740 - 28.4.1741Garde de la Marineref:67220.3.1744 - 21.1.1745Garde de la Marineref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
1732

Campaign to Saint-Domingue .

ref:673
7.1.1741Action of January 7 1741
10.1746Chased into Quiberon bay, and later burnt by the EnglishNNF-1715
12.10.1746Action of 1746-10-12

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
6.1746-10.1746	Fleet for Louisbourg 1746

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:1755 Archive

ref:672 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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