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HMXMS Illustre (1750)

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Illustre (2), 64 Guns

Details

Nationality	French
Laid Down	1749-Jan
Launched	1750	W003
Rate	Fourth Rate
Shipyard	Brest
Constructor	Pierre Salinoc
In Service	1751-Mar	W003
Out Service	1761-Oct	W003
Fate	Broke up

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
150' 0"		40' 8"	20' 4"	1,100

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1751	508	64	26 x 24	28 x 12	8 x 6	2 x 6		W003

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
9 March 1758	28 January 1760	de Beauchesne	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

9 March 1758	Commissioned for the India station as support for the Compagnie des Indes	001
28 January 1760	Damaged in a cyclone	001
October 1761	Condemned	001

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
10 September 1759	Battle of Pondicherry	B057

Notes

Sources

001	French site on the Compagnie des indes' ships
W003	La bible des navires 1700-1850 (In French)	Didier Baltes
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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