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

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Le Grand Danois -> 1667 Sophie -> 1671 Fort	13176
Nominal Guns	60	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1665	NNF-1661
Purchased	1666	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	12.1666	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Unknown	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
Hulked	1678	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck133' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.2017 (141′ 8″ Imperial)
Length of Keel108' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.0784 (115′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7996 (35′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1666407 NNF-1661

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1666 - 1667Capitaine de Vaisseau Job Forant (d.1692)ref:6311672Capitaine de Vaisseau Charles de Courbon-Blénac (1^st Comte de Blénac) (1622-1696)ref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1672 - 1672Capitaine en Second Phillippe Le Valois (Marquis de Villette-Mursay) (1632-1707)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1667Renamed SophieNNF-1661
1670Refitted as a 56 gun Third Rate Ship of the Line
20.6.1671Renamed Fortref:687
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
1678Hulked at Rochefort

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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