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FCDI Moras

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Moras, 44 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Ordered	January 1755
Laid Down	24 October 1755
Launched	October 1756
Rate	Fifth Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient
Constructor	Gilles Cambry
In Service	4 February 1755	001
Out Service	18 August 1761	001
Fate	Wrecked	001

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
132'		36'	16'	900

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1756	160	44 - 50						001

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
31 December 1756	21 July 1759	Louis-Toussaint de Becdelièvre-Du Bouexié	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

31 December 1756	Commissioned for a voyage from L'Orient to Brest	001
3 May 1757	Left L'Orient for the East Indies	001
21 July 1759	Became a coastal vessel in Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
18 August 1761	Wrecked at Port Nord-Quest on the Ile de France (Mauritius)	001

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
29 April 1758	Battle of Cuddalore	B057
3 August 1758	Battle of Negapatam	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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