French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Infante' (1661)

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L'Infante ➡ 1671 Écueil
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1660	NNF-1610
Launched	6.1661	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	10.1661	NNF-1610
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1610
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1610
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1610
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Wrecked	25.2.1673	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Length of Gundeck120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel96' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)31.1808 (102′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2765 (14′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

1671Broadside Weight = 188 French Livre (202.8896 lbs 92.026 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1669230 FWAS1626
10.1671220 FWAS1626

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1665 - 1666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101667Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101668 - 1669Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101671Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101672Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1667Lieutenant de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
2.3.1665Battle of La Goulette
1669Refitted as a 34 gun Fourth RateFWAS1626
1671Refitted as a 36 gun Fourth RateFWAS1626
24.6.1671Renamed ÉcueilFWAS1786
3.1672Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated FireshipFWAS1626
25.2.1673

Wrecked near Porto Rico

NNF-1610

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

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