French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Hippopotame' (1749)

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L'Hippopotame ➡ 1777 Fier Rodrigue

2290
Nominal Guns50NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down2.1748NNF-1715
Launched5.7.1749NNF-1715
First Commissioned1750NNF-1715
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1715
ShipyardToulon - Provence NNF-1715
Constructor
François CoulombFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1702-1749
NNF-1715
CategoryFourth RateNNF-1715
National RateTroisième RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the LineNNF-1715
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1715
Broken Up1784NNF-1715

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck141' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.8027 (150′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel120'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3627 (40′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5255 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,030Ton 

Armament


1750Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.4624 lbs 182.094 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
175041010 officers, 400 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de Vaisseau
Henri II de RochemoreFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1776
FWIKI5.5.1772 - 10.9.1772Capitaine de Vaisseau
Pierre Claude Haudeneau (Comte de Breugnon)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1733-1792
ref:1275

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
11.2.1756 - 1756Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Charles Bernard Martial de Narbonne-Pelet (Baron de Narbonne-Pelet)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1738-1767
ref:63128.9.1763 - 16.4.1764Lieutenant de Vaisseau
François d'Albert de Saint-Hippolyte (Chevalier d'Albert St Hippolyte)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1741-1782
ref:17231766Lieutenant de Vaisseau
François-Gaston de CoursFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1775
ref:6732.3.1772 - 1772Enseigne de Vaisseau
Nicolas de GrimouardFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1793
FWIKI

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
1752Enseigne de Vaisseau
Charles Louis Le Gendre d’AvirayFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1762
ref:673

1 Supernumerary


DatesRankNameSource
12.1766 - 6.1767Passenger
Jean François HenryFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1766-1819
, rank ?ref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
4.1757Took the Privateer
Constantine (18) 1756-1757
British 18 Gun
Privateer Unknown
ref:1846
1766

Responsible for transporting troops to Martinique and Saint-Domingue .

ref:673
11.1777Renamed Fier RodrigueNNF-1715
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
8.1779Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship

 
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