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French ship Content (1747)

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Ship of the line of the French Navy For other ships with the same name, see French ship Content.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameContent
BuilderToulon
Laid downJanuary 1746
Launched12 February 1747
CommissionedDecember 1747
FateCaptured and burned December 1793
General characteristics
TypeThird-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,180 tonnes
Length47.4 m (155 ft 6 in)
Beam13.0 m (42 ft 8 in)
Draught6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Crew446
Armament64 guns

Content was a third-rate ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, designed by Joseph Véronique Charles Chapelle.

Content was captured and burned in 1793.

References

  1. ^ "French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Content' (1747)". threedecks.org. Retrieved 2024-09-09.


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