French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Flamand' (1765)

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Le Flamand
Nominal Guns	56	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1763	NNF-1715
Launched	11.5.1765	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	7.1765	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Bordeaux - Guyenne	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Bordelais Class (1763)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Constructor	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Condemned	1786	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck156' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.6688 (166′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel139' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.1472 (148′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1953 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

7.1765Broadside Weight = 690 French Livre (744.648 lbs 337.755 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1764560 NNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1782 - 7.7.1782Capitaine de Vaisseau TransferedE-WIKI14.7.1782 - 20.6.1783Lieutenant de Vaisseau†ref:673

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
29.9.1783 - 1783Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1774Sold to Turkey, but rejected and returned to FranceNNF-1715
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
29.9.1783

Return from Trinquemalay , Indian Ocean to France

FWIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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