French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Laurent' (1748)

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Le Saint Laurent
Nominal Guns	60	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1746	NNF-1715
Launched	13.6.1748	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	10.1748	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Quebec - Canada	NNF-1715
Constructor	Rene-Nicolas Levasseur (Seigneur de St-Armand)French Ship Builder Administrator Marine Service 1707-1784	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Condemned	1753	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145'French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.099 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel128'French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.5821 (136′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6792 (41′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8735 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

10.1748Broadside Weight = 498 French Livre (537.4416 lbs 243.771 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.17484366 officers, 430 menNNF-1715

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1748Garde de la Marineref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
1.1753Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

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