French ship Orignal

Orignal was a 62-gun of the French Navy,Roche, p.336 built by R.N. Levasseur. Her keel was laid down in March 1749 and she was launched in Québec on 2 September 1750.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.

Originally built as a 62-gun ship, she was intended to be upgraded to 72 guns. Built with poor quality timber, she broke in two halves and sank at her launch on 2 September 1750Lessard, p.64

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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