French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Ardent' (1671)

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L'Ardent -> 1671 Téméraire
Nominal Guns	52	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1669	NNF-1661
Launched	25.5.1671	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	4.1672	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Anjou Class (1671)	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	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Captured	9.12.1694	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck127' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.2496 (135′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel114' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0272 (121′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7906 (35′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9045 (16′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton

Armament

4.1672Broadside Weight = 426 French Livre (459.7392 lbs 208.527 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1672305 NNF-1661

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871673Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871675 - 1676Capitaine de VaisseauSNForum1690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871692Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6731693Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1692Mousse, first campaignref:6731693Volontaire de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1671Renamed TéméraireNNF-1661
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
27.9.1674Force le blocus espagnol de messine.capt Lhéry,avec division du chef d'escadre Valbelle
2.1.1674/75Force le blocus espagnol de Messine.capt Lhéry,avec division du chef d'escadre Vabelle
11.2.1674/75First battle of Stromboli
21.7.1675Raid à Barletta.capt Lhéry,campagne de Tourville en Adriatique
21.7.1675Raid on Barletta
28.7.1675Raid à Reggio.capt Lhéry,campagne de Tourville en Adriatique
15.8.1675Prise du port d'Agosta.capt. Lhéry,sous les ordres du Duc de Vivonne et Du quesne
8.1.1675/76Second battle of Stromboli
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1693Participe à la Campagne de la Jamaique de Ducasse
17.6.1693Battle of Lagos
9.12.1694Captured and wrecked after action vs. Montagu.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

SNForum Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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