French Fourth Rate frégate-vaisseau de 1er ordre 'Le Solide' (1683)

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Le Solide
Nominal Guns	44	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1683	NNF-1661
Launched	6.11.1683	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	6.1684	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Solide Class	NNF-1661
Designed by	Howens Hendrick	NNF-1661
Constructor	Howens Hendrick	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Wrecked	8.1694	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck118' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3264 (125′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

6.1684Broadside Weight = 188 French Livre (202.8896 lbs 92.026 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck20 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1684236 NNF-1661

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1688Lieutenant-général François Louis Rousselet (Comte de Chateaurenault) (1637-1716)1690Capitaine de Vaisseau de Ferville (1645-1715)ref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
3.1688/89 - 1690Garde de la MarineJean-André de Barrailh (1672-1762)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
2.6.1688Action of 1688/06/02
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:673 Web Site

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