French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Breton' (1666)

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Le Breton -> 1671 Courtisan
Nominal Guns	60	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1665	NNF-1661
Launched	8.2.1665/66	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	4.1666	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Rubis Class (1664)	NNF-1661
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Foundered	5.1674	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck135' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.848 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel113' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.7024 (120′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0432 (36′ 2″ Imperial)

Armament

4.1666Broadside Weight = 324 French Livre (349.6608 lbs 158.598 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1666355 NNF-1661

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1671Renamed CourtisanNNF-1661
5.1674Wrecked in a tempest in the East IndiesNNF-1661

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

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Posted by Stuart Wicks on Sunday 14th of December 2014 18:27

CO Comte François Louis Rousselet (Marquis de Chateaurenault) dated 1678 is 4 years after ship foundered!

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