French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Ferme' (1723)

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Le Ferme
Nominal Guns	74	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1723	NNF-1715
Launched	11.11.1723	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	27.4.1724	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	W033
Ship Class	Duc d'Orleans (1722)	W033
Constructor	Rene LevasseurFrench Ship Builder Service 1692	W033
Category	Third Rate	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Hulked	11.1755	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck152' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3696 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0025 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck152' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3696 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel136' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1788 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0025 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

1722Broadside Weight = 792 French Livre (854.7264 lbs 387.684 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.17245566 officers, 550 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1741 - 5.1741Capitaine de Vaisseau†ref:7691747Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1735Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6731737 - 10.1737Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6731740Lieutenant d'Artillerie de Marineref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1744Garde de la Marineref:631

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
8.1740 - 4.1741Commissaire de la Marine, of the Squadron under de Gousseref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1740

From august 1740 to april 1741 , campaigned in America .

ref:673
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1747

Trade protection mission in the Mediterranean .

ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:769Augustin Jal, Digital Book

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