French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Fortuné' (1757)

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Le Fortuné
Nominal Guns	60	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	3.1756	NNF-1715
Acquired	30.8.1757	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1757	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Fortuné Class (1757)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques-Luc CoulombFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1728-1768	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Wrecked	9.1763	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck156' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.6688 (166′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel148' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.0704 (157′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth41' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.3168 (43′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1953 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Displacement2,280Ton
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

12.1757Broadside Weight = 492 French Livre (530.9664 lbs 240.834 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1757485 NNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
21.12.1757 - 6.6.1759Capitaine , Compagnie des Indes† Discharged Deadref:1839

Service History

DateEventSource
10.9.1759Battle of Pondicherry

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1839 Web Site

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