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FCDI Duc de Bourgogne

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Duc de Bourgogne, 64 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Launched	21 September 1752
Rate	Fourth Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient
Constructor	Gilles Cambry
In Service	September 1753
Out Service	July 1761
Fate	Decommissioned

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
146' 4"		39' 6"	17' 4"	1050

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1753	241	20	4 x 18	16 x 12
1756		26
1757		50

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
13 December 1753	8 June 1755	François Le Fol de La Londe	001
31 March 1756	12 June 1756	René-Louis de Surville	001
30 December 1756	May 1758	Jean-Baptiste d’Après de Mannevillette	001
May 1758	15 June 1759	Joseph Bouvet	001
16 June 1759	31 December 1760	Etienne Mahy	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

13 December 1753	Commissioned for a voyage to Pondicherry	001
8 June 1755	Decommissioned at L'Orient	001
31 March 1756	Commissioned for India	001
12 June 1756	Decommissioned at L'Orient	001
30 December 1756	Commissioned for India	001
May 1758	Captain d’Après was replaced by Captain Bouvet on the orders of Admiral Comte d'Ache	B040
31 December 1760	Decommissioned at Ile de France (Mautirius)	001
July 1761	Disarmed at Ile de France (Mautirius)

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
B040	The Royal Navy - Vol III	William Laird Clowes
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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