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FCDI St Louis

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St Louis, 26 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Ordered	July 1751
Laid Down	17 July 1752
Launched	January 1753
Rate	Fifth Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient
Constructor	Nicolas Leveque
In Service	4 February 1753	001
Out Service	1783	B057
Fate	Broken Up	B057

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
145' 0"		40'	17'	1,100

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
4 February 1753	245	28						001
31 March 1756	299	26						001

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
4 February 1753	22 January 1755	Louis de Joannis	001
31 March 1756	12 June 1756	Camille L’Avocat de La Crochais	001
30 December 1756	20 December 1760	Louis de Joannis	001
16 January 1764	11 July 1764	Jean-François Haumont	001
24 September 1766	1 June 1768	Julien Magon de La Villebague	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

4 February 1753	Commissioned at L'Orient for a voyage to Pondicherry	001
22 January 1755	Decommissioned on her return to L'Orient	001
31 March 1756	Commissioned for the East Indies	001
12 June 1756	Decommissioned on her return to L'Orient	001
30 December 1756	Commissioned and sailed for the East Indies	001
17 October 1758	Arrived at Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
20 December 1760	Decommissioned at the Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
16 January 1764	Commissioned at the Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
11 July 1764	Decommissioned on her return to L'Orient	001
24 September 1766	Commissioned for a voyage to L'Ile de France (Mauritius)	001
1 June 1768	Decommissioned and disarmed on her return to L'Orient	001
April 1770	Converted to a Careen Hulk
1783	Broken up

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
B057	British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792	Rif Winfield

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