French Fifth Rate flûte 'Le Chameau' (1718)

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Le Chameau
Nominal Guns	40	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1717	NNF-1715
Acquired	1718	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Chameau Class (1718)	NNF-1715
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Flûte	NNF-1715
Wrecked	27.8.1725	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck125' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth29' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.4192 (30′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Displacementc1,000Ton
Burthen600Ton

Armament

1718Broadside Weight = 140 French Livre (151.088 lbs 68.53 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17181055 officers, 100 menNNF-1715

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1723Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1719Garde de la Marineref:6731721Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1725 - 27.8.1725Lieutenant de Milice†E-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1721

Campaign to Canada .

ref:673
27.8.1725

Wrecked off Isle Royale .

E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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