French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Comte' (1667)

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Le Comte -> 1667 Prudent
Nominal Guns	58	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1665	NNF-1661
Launched	15.1.1667	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	5.1667	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1661
Constructor	NissardFrench Ship Builder	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
Condemned	1696	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck123' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.9504 (131′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel112' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3776 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0176 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

5.1667Broadside Weight = 396 French Livre (427.3632 lbs 193.842 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1667307 NNF-1661

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1674 - 1676Capitaine de Vaisseauref:7711683Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871685Chef d'EscadreFWIKI1690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1682 - 1683Chef d'Escadreref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1667Renamed PrudentNNF-1661
11.2.1674/75First battle of Stromboli
8.1.1675/76Second battle of Stromboli
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
23.7.1682First Bombardment of Algiers
23.5.1683Second Bombardment of Algiers
19.6.1685Bombardment of Tripoli
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:771Charles de la Roncière, Digital Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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