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

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Le Prudent
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1751	NNF-1715
Launched	28.7.1753	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	10.1754	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Florissant Class (1750)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre MorineauFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	26.7.1758	ref:1275

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck166'French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.9193 (176′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth45'French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.6431 (48′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1862 (23′ 6″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

10.1754Broadside 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
10.17546566 officers, 650 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1756Capitaine de Vaisseauref:807

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.2.1758 - 26.7.1758Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
11.3.1756Capture of the Warwick
6.6.1758The Siege of Louisbourg

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

ref:807 Digital Book

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