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| History | |
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| Name | Oriflamme |
| Ordered | 16 February 1743 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | April 1743 |
| Launched | 30 October 1744 |
| Commissioned | December 1744 |
| Captured | 1 April 1761, by HMS Isis of the Royal Navy |
| Spain | |
| Name | Oriflama |
| Fate | Lost at sea between 25–28 July 1770 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 56-gun ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,000 |
| Length | 135 French feet[1] |
| Beam | 37 French feet |
| Draught | 18½ French feet |
| Depth of hold | 17¾ French feet |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 380 men, + 5/10 officers |
| Armament | 56 guns of various weights of shot (reduced to 50 guns in 1757) |
Oriflamme was a 56-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was ordered on 16 February 1743 and built at Toulon Dockyard by engineer-constructor Pierre-Blaise Coulomb, and launched on 30 October 1744. She carried 24 × 18-pounder guns on her lower deck, 26 × 8-pounder guns on her upper deck, and 6 × 4-pounder guns on her quarterdeck (although the latter smaller guns were removed when she was rebuilt at Toulon from August 1756 to July 1757). The ship was named for the oriflamme, a long, multi-tailed red banner that was historically the battle standard of the Capetian dynasty.[2]
- ^ The French (pre-metric) foot was 6.575% longer than the contemporary British unit of length.
- ^ "In Search of the Oriflamme". Société de l'Oriflamme. 2003. Retrieved 18 October 2010.