French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Neptune' (1778)

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Le Neptune
Nominal Guns	74	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1778	W033
Launched	20.8.1778	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	W033
Designed by	Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Kercaradec (Sieur de Kercaradec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1756-1782	W033
Constructor	Pierre-Augustin Lamothe Kercaradec (Sieur de Kercaradec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1756-1782	W033
Category	Third Rate	W033
National Rate	Troisième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Wrecked	28.1.1795	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck168' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.5688 (179′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.2912 (46′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

8.1778Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1778Lieutenant de VaisseauE-WIKI1779 - 5.1779Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731779 - 10.1779Capitaine de Vaisseau†ref:6731780 - 1782Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1794Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1782Enseigne de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
28.10.1778Took the Frigate
20.6.1780Action off Monti Christi
16.3.1781Battle of Cape Henry
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
9.4.1782Action off Dominique
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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Posted by Freddy Van Daele on Thursday 7th of January 2016 19:42

1779:commander Monsieur d'Hector
1780:commander Monsieur des Touches

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