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FCDI Comte de Provence

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Comte de Provence, 74 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Launched	10 August 1756
Rate	Third Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient
Constructor	Jacques-Luc Coulomb
In Service	November 1756
Out Service	1766
Fate	Broken up

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
168 ' 0"		43'	20'	1490

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1756	424	74	28 x 24	30 x 18	10 x ?
1 January 1762	936	62
1 January 1763	542	62
11 July 1763	313	62

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
30 December 1756	30 November 1759	Jean-Jacques de La Chaise	001
1 January 1762		Pierre-Bernard Tréhouart de Beaulieu	001
	11 July 1764	Jean Bécard	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

30 December 1756	Commissioned at L'Orient for India	001
29 April 1758	Missed the Battle of Cuddalore as she was still in port and didn't sally until the action was nearly over	B040
30 November 1759	Decommissioned at Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
1 January 1762	Recommissioned at Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
11 July 1763	Recommissioned at Ile de France (Mauritius) for the voyage to L'Orient	001
11 July 1764	Decommissioned at L'Orient	001

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
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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