French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Modéré' (1685)

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Le Modéré
Nominal Guns	52	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1684	BWAS-1603
Launched	1685	W033
First Commissioned	5.1686	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	W033
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	W033
Constructor	Hendrick Houvens	W033
Category	Fourth Rate	W033
National Rate	Troisième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Captured	12.10.1702	BWAS-1603
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Moderate' (1702) (64)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck126' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.9331 (134′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7906 (35′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.8937 (16′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen800Ton

Armament

1685Broadside Weight = 312 French Livre (336.7104 lbs 152.724 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1688 - 1689Capitaine de VaisseauHélie de Sainte-Hermine (1652-1700)ref:6871690Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean Baptiste Achard (Chevalier des Augiers) (1650-1708)ref:6871692Capitaine de Vaisseau d'ÉvryFWIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1688Garde de la Marine Charles-Gaspard Goussé (Marquis de la Roche-Allard) (1670-1748)ref:6871689Enseigne de Vaisseau Charles-Gaspard Goussé (Marquis de la Roche-Allard) (1670-1748)ref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
26.6.1688Bombardment of Algiers
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
31.8.1692Attack of 1692/08/31
31.8.1692Took the Ship of the Line Castricum (52) ref:801
31.8.1692Took the Ship of the Line Maria Elisabeth (46) ref:801
12.10.1702Battle of Vigo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:801Charles de la Roncière, Digital Book

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