French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Galant' (1668)

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Le Galant -> 1678 Opiniatre
Nominal Guns	46	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1666	NNF-1661
Launched	1668	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	4.1669	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Last known	1689	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)
Burthen700Ton

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1669255 NNF-1661

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
3.3.16771st Battle of Tobago
1678Renamed OpiniatreW033

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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