The Bertin was an East Indiaman used for long–distance trading during the eighteenth century. She was later converted into a ship of the line, taking advantage of her design, already suitable for a warship. When, in 1770, she was commissioned into the French Marine Royale, under King Louis XVI, her armament was doubled – Bertin became a fourth rate with 56 guns and a crew of more than 300 men. This ship pack can also be used to represent the French ex–merchant ship “Berryer 1759(1770)”. Ship pack contains a new ship with base, ship card, ship log, and specific deck of maneuver cards. —description from the publisher