French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Griffon' (1705)

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Le Griffon
Nominal Guns	48	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1704	NNF-1715
Acquired	10.1.1705	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1705	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Designed by	Blaise CoulombFrench Ship Builder Service 1688-1731	W033
Constructor	Blaise CoulombFrench Ship Builder Service 1688-1731	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1748	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck125' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7725 (35′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen500Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck124' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.282 (132′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth33'French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7455 (35′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen550Ton

Armament

1704Broadside Weight = 198 French Livre (213.6816 lbs 96.921 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 6-Pounder

3.1705Broadside Weight = 206 French Livre (222.3152 lbs 100.837 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.17053066 officers, 300 menNNF-1715
1707320

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1706 - 10.11.1706Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6831707Capitaine de FrégateE-WIKI1739Capitaine de Vaisseau, ? year before the "Bourbon"ref:673

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1723Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731.7.1733 - 10.1.1734Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1723 - 1730Garde de la Marineref:12201738Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
13.4.1706Action of 1706/04/13
10.11.1706

Return to

Brest ref:683
1.5.1707Action off Brighthelmstone
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard
19.8.1712Taken off Cape Finisterre by Hardy's squadron.BWAS-1603
1713Returned by the British at the end of hostilitiesBWAS-1603
1744

Condemned at Brest

NNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:683Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej, Digital Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1220David Stockman, Web Site

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