French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Sévère' (1775)

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Le Sévère
Nominal Guns	20	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	12.1773	NNF-1774
Launched	17.1.1775	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	3.1775	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Lorient-Caudan - Lorient	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Indien Class (1767)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Constructor	François CaroFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Merchant	NNF-1774
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Bought by the Navy	11.1778	NNF-1774
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Sévère' (1778) (64) 1778-1784 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck157' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.9964 (167′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel148' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.0704 (157′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacement2,250Ton
Burthen1,242Tonneaux

Armament

17.1.1775Broadside Weight = 120 French Livre (129.504 lbs 58.74 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck20 French 12-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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