French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Philippe' (1722)

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Le Saint Philippe
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1720	NNF-1715
Launched	1722	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1723	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Saint Philippe Class (1722)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1746	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck152' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3717 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel136' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0025 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8735 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

1723Broadside Weight = 792 French Livre (854.7264 lbs 387.684 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1734Capitaine de Vaisseauref:769

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1734 - 1735Chef d'Escadreref:687

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
13.5.1734 - 6.11.1735Enseigne de Vaisseauref:12751735Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731742Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1734Sous-Lieutenant d'Artillerie de Marineref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1734Garde de la MarineFWIKI

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
1.7.1741 - 1741Ecrivainref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:769Augustin Jal, Digital Book

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