French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Aigle' (1750)

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L'Aigle
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1748	NNF-1715
Launched	1750	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	4.1751	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre MorineauFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Wrecked	5.8.1758	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck140' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0408 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8701 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton

Armament

1750Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.4624 lbs 182.094 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.17514077 officers, 400 menNNF-1715

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1755Sous-Brigadier, Garde de Marineref:6739.1755 - 1755Garde de la MarineFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1755

Campaign to Saint-Domingue .

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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