French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Triton' (1747)

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Le Triton
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	9.11.1745	FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down	1.1746	NNF-1715
Named	11.3.1746	FWAS1786
Launched	4.8.1747	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1747	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	NNF-1715
Constructor	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1702-1749	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1794	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck149' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.3985 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.9279 (134′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1772 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,242Ton

Armament

1747Broadside 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
12.17474899 officers, 480 menNNF-1715
1756440for 1242 Txref:631

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6311.6.1757 - 28.1.1758Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1778 - 20.10.1778Capitaine de VaisseauTRN420.10.1778 - 11.1778Lieutenant de VaisseauTRN48.1780 - 1781Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1752Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731756Capitaine de Vaisseau, capitaine en secondref:6311778 - 20.10.1778Lieutenant de VaisseauTRN4

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
1.6.1757

Flag-ship of a small division of three ships and four frigates under its orders , in the Mediterranean .

ref:673
27.7.17781st Battle of Ushant
20.10.1778Action of 1778-10-20
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
29.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal
10.2.1783Took the Sloop off Cuba
1787Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
1790

Decommissioned

FWAS1786
1791

Sold for commerce

FWAS1786
14.3.1793Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

TRN4William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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