French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Diamant' (1733)

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Le Diamant
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1730	NNF-1715
Launched	4.9.1733	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1734	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Designed by	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1702-1749	NNF-1715
Constructor	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1702-1749	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	3.5.1747	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Isis' (1747) (50) 1747-1766 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck142' 3"Imperial Feet43.2834
Length of Keel117' 3"Imperial Feet35.6661
Breadth40' 2 ¼"Imperial Feet12.1984
Depth in Hold17' 2"Imperial Feet5.1889
Burthen1,013 ⁴⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck136' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1773 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel113' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.7149 (120′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth37'French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0447 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold830Ton
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)

Armament

5.1734Broadside Weight = 320 French Livre (345.344 lbs 156.64 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17343599 officers, 350 menNNF-1715

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1740Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731741Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6311744Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731746Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6317.4.1746 - 8.12.1746Capitaine de Vaisseauref:17551747 - 3.5.1747Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
28.4.1735 - 1.3.1736Garde de la Marineref:672aft.11.4.1737 - 1737Garde de la Marineref:6731744Garde de la Marineref:67327.1.1744 - 1744Garde de la Marineref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
7.1.1741Action of January 7 1741
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
3.5.17471st Battle of Cape Finisterre

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:1755 Archive

ref:631 Web Site

ref:672 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by guy sanders on Monday 12th of April 2021 08:38

Captain du Cailus 1735 took this ship to Smyrna before returning to Toulon. Source: Brucker, J. Excursion Archeologique de Deux Francais in the Jesuit review Études, v.102 (1905), pp.51-73.

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