French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Precieux' (1679)

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Le Precieux	15973
Nominal Guns	54	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1679	NNF-1661
Launched	5.10.1679	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	3.1680	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1661
Constructor	Etienne Salicon (d.1691)	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Deleted from list	1694	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck134' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.5232 (142′ 9″ Imperial)
Length of Keel110' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.728 (117′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7184 (35′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.872 (15′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen800Ton

Armament

3.1679/80Broadside Weight = 356 French Livre (384.1952 lbs 174.262 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1679/80300 NNF-1661

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1686Capitaine de Vaisseau Ferdinand de Relingues (Comte de Relingue) (1630-1704)ref:6871690Capitaine de Vaisseau Barthélemy-Alexandre d'Aralle (Chevalier de Perrinet) (1650-1705)ref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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