French ship Orignal

History
France
Name	Orignal
Namesake	Moose
Builder	Chantier du Cul-de-Sac, Québec
Laid down	Circa October 1748
Launched	2 September 1750
Fate	Sank 2 September 1750
General characteristics
Class and type	Saint Laurent-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1000 tonnes
Length	47.1 m (155 ft)
Beam	12.8 m (42 ft)
Draught	6.4 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Ship
Armament	62 guns:; 24 × 24-pounder long guns; 26 × 12-pounder long guns; 12 × 6-pounder long guns;

Orignal was a 62-gun Saint Laurent-class ship of the line of the French Navy,^[2] built by R.N. Levasseur. Her keel was laid down in March 1749 and she was launched in Québec on 2 September 1750.^[3]^[4]

Originally built as a 62-gun ship, she was intended to be upgraded to 72 guns.^[1] Built with poor quality timber, she broke in two halves and sank at her launch^[2] on 2 September 1750^[1]

Citations[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lessard, p.64
^ ^a ^b Roche, p.336
^ In Vaisseaux de ligne français de 1682 à 1780, « 2. du deuxième rang », Ronald Deschênes gives 1750 as the ship's year of construction.
^ W.J.Eccles, France en Amérique, p. 123.

References[edit]

Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 – 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Rénald Lessard, "Construction navale royale à Québec, 1739-1759: des navires et des hommes" in L'Ancêtre, n°308, volume 41, pp. 63–65, autumn 2014

[Lessard64-1] Lessard, p.64

[roche336-2] Roche, p.336

[3] In Vaisseaux de ligne français de 1682 à 1780, « 2. du deuxième rang », Ronald Deschênes gives 1750 as the ship's year of construction.

[4] W.J.Eccles, France en Amérique, p. 123.

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