FCDI Moras


Moras, 44 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

 

Details

NationalityFrench
OrderedJanuary 1755
Laid Down24 October 1755
LaunchedOctober 1756
RateFifth Rate
ShipyardL'Orient
ConstructorGilles Cambry
In Service4 February 1755001
Out Service18 August 1761001
FateWrecked001

 

Dimensions

Gun DeckKeelBeamDraughtBurthenSource
132'36'16'900

 

Armament

DateCrewGunsLower GundeckUpper GundeckQuarterdeckForecastleB/S WeightSource
175616044 - 50001

 

 

Flag Officers

Date FromDate toRank/PositionNameSource

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toNameSource
31 December 175621 July 1759Louis-Toussaint de Becdelièvre-Du Bouexié001

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource

 

Service record

31 December 1756Commissioned for a voyage from L'Orient to Brest001
3 May 1757Left L'Orient for the East Indies001
21 July 1759Became a coastal vessel in Ile de France (Mauritius)001
18 August 1761Wrecked at Port Nord-Quest on the Ile de France (Mauritius)001

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
29 April 1758Battle of CuddaloreB057
3 August 1758Battle of NegapatamB057

 

Notes

 

Sources

001French site on the Compagnie des indes' ships
B057British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792Rif Winfield