French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Trident' (1742)

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Le Trident
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1740	NNF-1715
Launched	13.9.1742	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	12.1742	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Captured	14.10.1747	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Trident' (1747) (64) 1747-1763 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145'French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.099 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel122'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.6281 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth40'French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1802 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,150Ton

Armament

12.1742Broadside 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
12.17424666 officers, 460 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1746Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731747 - 14.10.1747Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
6.1746 - 30.9.1746Chef d'Escadre Resignedref:673

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1746 - 1746Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

4 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
7.9.1744 - 1745Garde de la MarineFWIKI1746Garde de la Marineref:6731746Sous-Brigadier, Garde de Marineref:6731746Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
10.2.1743/44Battle of Toulon
1746

Campaign in the Antilles .

ref:673
22.6.1746

Sailed from Île-d'Aix

ref:673
27.9.1746

Arrived at Halifax

ref:673
14.10.17472nd Battle of Cape Finisterre

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
6.1746-10.1746	Fleet for Louisbourg 1746

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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