French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Marquis' (1673)

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Le Marquis
Nominal Guns	42	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	1.7.1672	FWAS1626
Keel Laid Down	9.1672	NNF-1661
Launched	3.1673	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	5.1673	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1626
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	FWAS1626
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Sunk in Action	3.3.1677	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck118' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3264 (125′ 8″ Imperial)
Length of Keel104' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.7792 (110′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen750Ton

Armament

1675Broadside Weight = 220 French Livre (237.424 lbs 107.69 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1673256 NNF-1661

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1677 - 3.3.1677Capitaine de Vaisseau†ref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1674Rerated as a 44 gunnerFWAS1626
1675Rerated as a 46 gunnerFWAS1626
3.3.16771st Battle of Tobago

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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