French Privateer ship of the line 'Le Comte de Saint-Florentine' (1758)

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Le Comte de Saint-Florentine
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Chambre de Commerce de Bordeaux
Acquired	4.1758	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Second Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	4.4.1759	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Saint Florentine' (1759) (60) 1759-1771 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck147' 9 ½"Imperial Feet44.8183
Length of Keel120' 6 ½"Imperial Feet36.5887
Breadth41' 7"Imperial Feet12.6746
Depth in Hold17' 10"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen1,108 ⁷⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

4.1758Broadside Weight = 474 French Livre (511.5408 lbs 232.023 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1758463 NNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1758Armed as a coast guard ship by the Bordeaux chamber of commerceBWAS-1714
4.4.1759Achilles v Le Comte de Saint-Florentine
4.4.1759Taken by off Cape Finisterre

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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