French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Vainqueur' (1692)

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Le Vainqueur	1997
Nominal Guns	86	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1691	NNF-1715
Launched	24.2.1692	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1692	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Laurent Coulomb (1622-1696)	NNF-1715
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Foundered	1721	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck150' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.72 (159′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel125' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9664 (45′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,600Ton

Armament

5.1692Broadside Weight = 840 French Livre (906.528 lbs 411.18 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.16936399 officers, 630 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1703Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Jacques d'Arcy d'Ailly (1648-1720)FWIKI

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1703Garde de la Marine François Henri de Coulombe (1689-1751)ref:6731704Garde de la MarineChevalier Pierre-André de Glandevès du Castellet (1689-1772)ref:1403

Service History

DateEventSource
22.5.1703Cap de la Roque
22.5.1703Took the Ship of the Line Gaesterland (46) near Cap de la RoqueFWIKI
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
7.1707Sunk at Toulon to avoid shell fireNNF-1661
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
10.1707RefloatedNNF-1661
6.1717Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
27.7.1720Taken by the Russian off Grengam
1721Foundered at ToulonNNF-1715
9.1722Salvaged and broken upNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:1403Raoul de CisternèsBook

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

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