British Third Rate ship of the line 'Formidable' (1759)

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Formidable
Nominal Guns	80
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Formidable' (1751) (80) 1751-1759 French 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	20.11.1759
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	W033
Designed by	Jacques-Luc CoulombFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1728-1768	W033
Constructor	Jacques-Luc CoulombFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1728-1768	W033
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	24.1.1768

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck188' 0"Imperial Feet57.3024
Length of Keel155' 4 ½"Imperial Feet47.2567
Breadth49' 2 ¾"Imperial Feet14.9543
Depth in Hold21' 4 ½Imperial Feet6.4135
Burthen2,002 ⁸⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1760Broadside Weight = 945 Imperial Pound ( 428.5575 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 British 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1761650EstablishmentBWAS-1714

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1770 - 13.12.1770Carpenter ADM 6/20/324ADM 6/20

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1809 - 1810Master's MateNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
20.11.1759Taken at the Battle of QuiberonB066
16.5.1760SurveyedB066
27.6.1760Purchased for £9,644.14.6dB066
22.7.1760Named and EstablishedB066
28.10.1760Started fitting at PlymouthB066
12.11.1761Fitting finished at a cost of £1,863.12.0d (Fitting was never completed)B066
10.11.1767Admiralty order for break up issuedB066
24.1.1768Break up completed at PlymouthB066

Notes on Ship

Never commisioned for service

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/20 Archive

B066Brian Lavery, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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