French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Zélé' (1763)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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(1841)
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(1790)
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4th Rate Ship of the Line
(1733)
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(1745)
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Le Zélé ➡ 1805 Reserve
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1762	NNF-1715
Launched	1.7.1763	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1764	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	César Class (1762)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine GroignardFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1744-1798	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	5.1806	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck168'French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.5696 (179′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel151' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.048 (160′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0205 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.7396 (22′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

1764Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17647216 officers, 715 menNNF-1715

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1778Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6314.1780 - 1780Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1781Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1795Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKIaft.7.1795 - Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
1798Commis de la Marine, , Aide Commissaireref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
4.1780

Assigned to escort missions in the Atlantic, along with the "Marseillais" .

FWIKI
29.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
11.1804CondemnedNNF-1715
1.1805Renamed ReserveNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 14th of August 2019 10:49

I have Rear-Admiral St Laurent flag in Zele 74 at Battle of Grenada 6th July 1779

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