French galley 'L'Héroine' (1722)

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L'Héroine
Nominal Guns	3	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1719	NNF-1715
Launched	1722	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1723	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Baptiste ChabertFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Galley	NNF-1715
Sold for Break Up	10.1758	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.096 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel121' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.3008 (128′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold6' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.0841 (6′ 10″ Imperial)
Displacementc300Ton
Burthen200Ton

Armament

1723Broadside Weight = 36 French Livre (38.8512 lbs 17.622 kg)NNF-1715
Bow Chaser1 French 36-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17234164 officers, 152 crew & 260 rowersNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
1753Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Notes on Ship

OarsNNF-1715
25/26 bancs

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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