French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Brillant' (1774)

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Le Brillant
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1772	NNF-1715
Launched	9.1774	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1774	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	FWAS1786
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1797	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck157'French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.9969 (167′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel142'French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.1229 (151′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton

Armament

12.1774Broadside 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
12.17745899 officers, 580 menNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
10.8.1780 - 26.10.1781Capitaine de Vaisseauref:12751782 - 6.7.1782Capitaine de Vaisseau TransferedFWIKI1785 - bef.26.3.1786Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1778Chef d'Escadreref:673

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1776Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI20.8.1778 - 3.9.1778Lieutenant de Vaisseau, in the Etat-Majorref:673

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
15.3.1776 - 29.9.1776Enseigne de Vaisseau, in the Etat-Majorref:6731.6.1777 - 9.9.1777Enseigne de Vaisseau, in the Etat-Majorref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1785 - 5.1786Garde de la Marine002

Service History

DateEventSource
1776

Campaign to the Isle de France .

FWIKI
10.8.1778Second Battle of Pondicherry
17.2.1782Battle of Sadras
12.4.1782Battle of Providien
6.7.17822nd Battle of Negapatam
3.9.1782Battle of Trincomalee
20.6.17832nd Battle of Cuddalore
9.1787Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
9.1795Condemned at CherbourgNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

002Thierry Pouliquen, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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