French fireship 'Le Saemslack' (1703)

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Le Saemslack
Nominal Guns	28	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	Dutch Merchant 'Samslacq' (1703) (Unknown) 1703-1703 Dutch Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown
Captured	5.8.1703	ref:1585
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:1585
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Fireship	NNF-1715
Last known	1720	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck94'French Feet (Pied du Roi)30.5583 (100′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel86'French Feet (Pied du Roi)27.9599 (91′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4719 (27′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold8' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.7879 (9′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen270Ton

Armament

8.1703Broadside Weight = 70 French Livre (75.544 lbs 34.265 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck14 French 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.17031422 officers, 140 menNNF-1715

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1707Garde de la Marine, First Battleref:631

Notes on Ship

Commissionref:1585

Commission , du 22 avril 1704 , au sieur de la Chapelle Rihat , pour armer en guerre le vaisseau le Saemslach , de Brest , du port de 300 tonneaux .

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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