French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Tonnant' (1670)

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Le Tonnant	13489
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1669	NNF-1661
Launched	19.9.1670	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	6.1671	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Laurent Hubac	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Deuxième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Wrecked	11.5.1678	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck137' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.502 (146′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3354 (125′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0176 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton

Armament

6.1671Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1671409 NNF-1661

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de VaisseauHector des Ardens (1620-1675)FWIKI1673Chef d'escadre Raymond-Louis Preuilly d'Humières (Marquis de Preuilly d'Humières) (1623-1688)ref:6871677 - 11.5.1678Chef d'escadre François-Bénédict de Rouxel (Marquis de Grancey) (1635-1679)ref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine en second François-Annibal de Béthune (Chevalier de Bèthune) (1642-1732)ref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
11.12.16772nd Battle of Tobago

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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