HMS Belleisle (1761)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Belleisle.
Belleisle was the French East Indiaman Bertin, launched in 1760 that the British Royal Navy captured in 1761 and commissioned as the third rate HMS Belleisle.
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Plan of Belleisle drawn in 1761, a captured French East Indiaman, prior to being fitted as a 64-gun third rate, two-decker. | |
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France | |
Name | Belleisle |
Launched | 1760 |
Captured | 3 April 1761, by Royal Navy |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Belleisle |
Acquired | 3 April 1761 |
Fate | Sold, 1819 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 64-gun third-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 149426⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 168 ft 5+1⁄2 in (51.3 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 45 ft 0+1⁄2 in (13.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft 7 in (6.27 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
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