French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Sagittaire' (1761)

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Le Sagittaire
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1759	NNF-1715
Named	18.10.1759	NNF-1715
Launched	8.8.1761	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1762	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	NNF-1715
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	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
Sold	1790	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck147' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.7456 (156′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6792 (41′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8667 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacement1,800Ton
Burthen1,000Tonneaux

Armament

3.1762Broadside Weight = 444 French Livre (479.1648 lbs 217.338 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder

1781Broadside Weight = 390 French Livre (420.888 lbs 190.905 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.17624688 officers, 460 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1778 - 1779Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1780Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1781 - 1782Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
24.9.1779Took the Ship of the Line BNF2
1786

Condemned

NNF-1715
4.1788Refitted as a Unrated Careening Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BNF2Onesime-Joachim Troude, Digital Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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