French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Brillant' (1758)

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Le Brillant
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Brillant' (1757) (60) 1757-1758 French 60 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Purchased	11.1758	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Fortuné Class (1757)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques-Luc CoulombFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1728-1768	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1773	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck156'French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.6717 (166′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel148'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.0749 (157′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth41'French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.3439 (43′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,250Ton

Armament

11.1758Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.175849111 officers, 480 crewNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1759 - 1760Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1760Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731764Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:67315.3.1776 - 30.11.1778Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
17.3.1762 - 18.11.1762Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1759Took the Privateer
3.4.1759Took the Snow BG
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
1761Took the Privateer
18.11.1762Arrived at France ref:673
1764

At Saint-Domingue .

ref:673
11.1770Condemned at BrestNNF-1715

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
23.12.1761-8.11.1762	Blenac Squadron for the Windward islands 1761	Charles de Courbon (Comte de Blenac)French Naval Sailor Administrator Service 1725-1764

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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