French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Henri' (1688)

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L'Henri
Nominal Guns	68	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1687	FWAS1626
Launched	13.8.1688	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	5.1689	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	FWAS1626
Designed by	Hendrick HouvensFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1673-1692	FWAS1626
Constructor	Hendrick HouvensFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1673-1692	FWAS1626
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	11.1.1735	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck144'French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.7737 (153′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3526 (40′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2058 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

1689Broadside Weight = 446 French Livre (481.3232 lbs 218.317 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck10 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

1689Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
16924077 officers, 400 menNNF-1715

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871692 - 1694Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871704Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731705 - 1706Chef d'Escadreref:687

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1695Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6731704Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
28.4.1704 - 1704Garde de la Marineref:6733.11.1717 - 20.3.1718Garde de la Marineref:1762

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1691Rerated as a 70 gunnerFWAS1626
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
1695

Siege of Barcelona.

ref:673
1696Rerated as a 64/58 gunnerFWAS1626
1701Rerated as a Troisième RangFWAS1626
1702Rerated as a Second RangFWAS1626
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
7.1707

Scuttled at Toulon , but later raised.

FWAS1626
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
8.1726Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels (Second Rang) HulkFWAS1626
11.1.1735

Ordered to be broken up.

FWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1762 Thesis

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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