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

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L'Henri
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1687	NNF-1661
Launched	18.8.1688	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1689	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1715
Constructor	Howens Hendrick	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up to Rebuild	1716	NNF-1715

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 = 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
16924077 officers, 400 menNNF-1715

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseau Claude-Thomas Renart de Fuchsamberg (1^st Marquis d'Amblimont) (1642-1700)ref:6871692 - 1694Capitaine de VaisseauGaspard Goussé (1664-1745)ref:6871705 - 1706Chef d'escadre Jacques-Auguste Maynard (Sieur de Bellefontaine de la Malmaison) (1646-1720)ref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1695Enseigne de VaisseauVincent Huon de Kermadec (1671-1746)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
8.1726Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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