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FCDI Duc d'Orleans

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Duc d'Orleans, 64 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Laid Down	October 1752
Launched	29 September 1753
Rate	Fourth Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient
Constructor	Gilles Cambry
In Service	9 March 1754	001
Out Service	31 May 1761	001
Fate	Hulked?	B057

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
149' 4"		39' 6"	17' 4"	1,100

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1758		24	24 x 24
March 1759	310	54	24 x 24	26 x 12	4 x ?

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
9 March 1754	22 June 1755	Étienne Lobry	001
13 March 1756	1759	Jean-François de Surville	001
1759	9 November 1759	Joachim Marion des Bretonnières	001
1 December 1759	31 May 1761	Joachim Marion des Bretonnières	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

9 March 1754	Commissioned at l'Orient for a voyage to Pondicherry	001
22 June 1755	Decommissioned on her return to L'Orient	001
13 March 1756	Commissioned for the East Indies	001
9 November 1759	Decommissioned at Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
1 Decmber 1759	Recommissioned	001
31 May 1761	Disarmed at Ile de France (Mauritius)	001

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
29 April 1758	Battle of Cuddalore	B057
3 August 1758	Battle of Negapatam	B057
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

Sources

001	French site on the Compagnie des indes' ships
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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