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FCDI Vengeur

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Vengeur, 64 Guns

Ship of the Compagnie des Indes

Details

Nationality	French
Laid Down	May 1756
Launched	25 October 1756
Rate	Fourth Rate
Shipyard	L'Orient-Caudan
Constructor	Antoine Groignard
In Service	February 1757
Out Service	March 1785
Fate	Wrecked

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Draught	Burthen	Source
158' 0"		40 '6"	17' 4"	1,300

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Lower Gundeck	Upper Gundeck	Quarterdeck	Forecastle	B/S Weight	Source
1757	396	60	24 x 24	28 x 12	6 x 6	2 x 6
1763	320							001

Flag Officers

Date From

Date to

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
3 June 1757		Jean Christy de La Pallière	001
28 December 1763		Jean Christy de La Pallière	001

Officers

Date From

Date To

Rank/Position

Name

Source

Service record

3 June 1757	Commissioned at L'Orient for a voyage to the East Indies	001
3 May 1757	Departed L'Orient for the East Indies	001
28 December 1763	Commissioned at Ile de France (Mauritius) for a voyage to France	001
11 July 1764	Decommissioned at L'Orient	001
July 1765	Sold to la Marine Royale
February 1784	Condemned at Ile de France (Mauritius)
April 1784	Sold
March 1785	Wrecked on the cost of L'Ile de Bourbon

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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