French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Belliqueux' (1756)

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Le Belliqueux
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	12.1752	NNF-1715
Launched	8.1756	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1756	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Sphinx Class (1755)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre SalinocFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	31.10.1758	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Belliqueux' (1758) (64) 1758-1772 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck150'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.72 (159′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel135'French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.8519 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton

Armament

12.1756Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.175649111 officers, 480 crewNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1757Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1758 - 31.10.1758Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.5.1758 - 2.11.1758Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1275

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
aft.11.2.1757 - 1757Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
1.1757 - 11.1757Ecrivainref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
31.10.1758Antelope vs Belliqueux
31.10.1758Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Lucie D. on Tuesday 18th of September 2018 16:06

Article about the Belliqueux on the blog ''Fouilles Trouvailles'' and the website ''Généalogie & Origines Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Tittle : Du Belliqueux au Bonnaventure.
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