French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Entreprenant' (1751)

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L'Entreprenant
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1758	NNF-1715
Launched	19.10.1751	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1752	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Magnifique Class (1749)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques-Luc CoulombFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1728-1768	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	7.1758	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck165'French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.5941 (175′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth43'French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9935 (45′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6043 (21′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen1,455Ton

Armament

12.1752Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.17526666 Officers, 660 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1757Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1755 - 1755Chef d'Escadreref:673

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1755Lieutenant de Vaisseau , as Major de la Flotteref:6731758 - 7.1758Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg
7.1758Sunk by Bomb vessels at LouisburgNNF-1715

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
4.1755-1755	Fleet for Quebec 1755	Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc (Comte Dubois de la Motte)French Naval Sailor Service 1698-1764

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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