French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Severn' (1746)

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Le Severn
Nominal Guns	48	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Severn' (1739) (50) 1739-1746 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	18.10.1746	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	18.10.1747	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	1733 Establishment 50-Gunner (1733)	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Peirson LockBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1716-1755	BWAS-1714
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	14.10.1747	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck130'French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel111'French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.0553 (118′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth36'French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.7199 (38′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

11.1747Broadside Weight = 204 French Livre (220.1568 lbs 99.858 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck20 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
20.5.1747 - 25.10.1747Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1723

Service History

DateEventSource
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1723 Archive

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