French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Northumberland' (1744)

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Le Northumberland

5582
Nominal Guns64NNF-1715
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Previously
British Third Rate ship of the line 'Northumberland' (1743) (64) 1743-1744
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured8.5.1744NNF-1715
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich BWAS-1714
Ship Class1741 Establishment 64-Gunner (1741)BWAS-1714
Constructor
John HollandBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1726-1752
BWAS-1714
CategoryThird RateNNF-1715
National RateSecond RangNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the LineNNF-1715
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1715
Wrecked2.1781NNF-1715

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck149'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.4002 (158′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel129'French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.9076 (137′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1983 (20′ 4″ Imperial)
Burthen1,150Ton 

Armament


5.1744Broadside Weight = 748 French Livre (807.2416 lbs 366.146 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 16-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17445066 officers, 500 crewNNF-1715

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1745Capitaine de Vaisseau
Étienne de PerierFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1695-1757
FWIKI1747Capitaine de Vaisseau
Antoine Alexis de Perier de Salvert (Comte de Salvert)French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1701-1757
ref:6731759Capitaine de Vaisseau
Vincent-Jean de Bellingant (Comte de Bellingant)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1718-1775
FWIKI

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1744 - 5.8.1745Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Paul Osée Bidé (Seigneur de Chezac)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1721-1764
ref:127530.3.1746 - 31.12.1746Capitaine de Vaisseau
Anne Antoine d'Aché (Comte d'Aché de Serquigny)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1717-1780
ref:1275

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1744 - 5.8.1745Enseigne de Vaisseau
Francois Julien du Dresnay (Chevalier des Roches)French
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1734-1776
ref:6736.1761 - 1762Sous-Lieutenant d'Artillerie de Marine, after Bayonne , for 15 months
François-Gaston de CoursFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1749-1775
ref:673

4 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
1746Sous-Brigadier, Garde de Marine
François Alexis de PerierFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1734-1737
ref:67310.11.1746 - 1746Garde de la Marine
François Claude Auguste de Roussel de Préville (Seigneur de Préville)French
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1746-1778
ref:6731761 - 1762Garde de la Marine
Joseph Jules François de MartinengFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1755-1782
ref:6731762Garde de la Marine
François-Joseph-Hippolyte Bidé de MaurvilleFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1757-1782
ref:673

1 Passenger


DatesRankNameSource
6.1747 - 19.9.1747Capitaine de Vaisseau
Roland-Michel Barrin (3rd Marquis de La Galissonière)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1710-1756
ref:1275

Service History


DateEventSource
1747

Take the new Governor Barrin to Nouvelle-France

FWIKI
6.1759Seige of Quebec
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay

 
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