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Soleil Royal1986
Nominal Guns80NNF-1715
NationalityFranceNNF-1715
OperatorMarine NationaleNNF-1715
Keel Laid Down1748/03NNF-1715
Launched1749/06/30NNF-1715
First Commissioned1750/04
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1715
ShipyardBrest NNF-1715
ConstructorJacques-Luc Coulomb NNF-1715
CategoryThird RateNNF-1715
Ship TypeShip of the Line NNF-1715
Sunk in Action1759/11/20NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck182'French Feet (Pied du Roi)59.1136
Length of Keel174' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)56.5693
Breadth48'French Feet (Pied du Roi)15.5904
Depth in Hold23'French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.4704
Burthen2,000Ton 

Armament

1750/04Broadside Weight = 996 French Livre (1074.684 lbs 487.542 kg) NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck30French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18French 8-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource
1750/04101414 officers, 1000 menNNF-1715
Service History
DateEvent Source
1759/11/20Present at the Battle of Quiberon Bay 

Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NNF-1715 Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1715 à 1774Alain DemerliacBook
 
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