French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Guerrier' (1753)

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Le Guerrier
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.9.1750	NNF-1715
Launched	9.9.1753	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1754	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	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
Captured	2.8.1798	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

1.1754Broadside 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
1.17546666 Officers, 660 menNNF-1715

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1756 - 4.1756Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6735.1756 - 1756Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI12.1757 - 1759Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1761Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6315.4.1778 - 1780Capitaine de Vaisseauref:12751795Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1798 - 2.8.1798Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1756Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731762 - 1763Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:20931778Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1756Battle of Minorca
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:2093 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 17:40

The navy board has purchased the hulls of the following prizes taken by Lord Nelson, at the sum of £117,000, viz: the Franklin and Tonnant of 80 guns; the Spartiate, Aquilon, Conquerant, and Souverain Peuple, of 74 guns. The two last ships were only valued at £500 each, the Franklin at £30,000. The name of le Franklin is to be changed to the Canopus; the Aquilon to the Aboukir; and le Souverain Peuple to le Guerrier. The last is to be the sheer-hulk at Gibraltar. [Hampshire Chronicle, 17 December 1798]

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