HMS Belleisle (1761)
Plan of Belleisle drawn in 1761, a captured French East Indiaman, prior to being fitted as a 64-gun third rate, two-decker. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Class & 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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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.