French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Conquérant' (1765)

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Le Conquérant
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Conquérant' (1746) (74) 1746-1764 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Keel Laid Down	1.1765	NNF-1715
Launched	29.11.1765	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1765	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Actif Class (1757)	NNF-1715
Constructor	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1702-1749	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	1.8.1798	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Conquerant' (1798) (74) 1798-1803 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck169' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.8936 (180′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9664 (45′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.7396 (22′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

12.1765Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

1798Broadside Weight = 480 French Livre (518.016 lbs 234.96 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.17657216 Officers, 705 menNNF-1715

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1778 - 1779Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1779Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1780 - 1782Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1795Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1797Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1798 - 1.8.1798Capitaine de Vaisseau†NORG

Service History

DateEventSource
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile
1.8.1798Taken by the British at the Battle of the Nile

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NORG Web Site

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