French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Sphinx' (1755)

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Le Sphinx
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	12.1752	NNF-1774
Launched	20.8.1755	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	2.1756	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Sphinx Class (1755)	NNF-1774
Constructor	Pierre SalinocFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1774
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Broken Up to Rebuild	12.1775	NNF-1774
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Sphinx' (1775) (64) 1775-1802 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck150'French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.72 (159′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel135'French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.8519 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton

Armament

2.1756Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.175649111 officers, 480 crewNNF-1715

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1759Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI4.1762 - 1762Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731768Capitaine de Vaisseauref:67319.10.1768 - 16.6.1769Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1759Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6311768 - 1770Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
aft.19.10.1768Sailed from Brest ref:673
16.6.1769Arrived at Île de France ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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