French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Bizarre' (1692)

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Le Bizarre	2025
Nominal Guns	68	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1691	NNF-1715
Launched	1692	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1693	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Bayonne - Aquitaine	NNF-1715
Designed by	Gilles Cambry	NNF-1715
Constructor	François Arnaud	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Deuxième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Foundered	1727	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck145' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.0984 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel124' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.282 (132′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6852 (41′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2329 (17′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

5.1693Broadside Weight = 522 French Livre (563.3424 lbs 255.519 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
16924099 officers, 400 menNNF-1715

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
13.1.1692/93 - 4.10.1693Capitaine en secondJacques Duvignau (1645-1702)ref:693

Service History

DateEventSource
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
1721Foundered at ToulonNNF-1715
7.1727Salvaged and broken upNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:693Gérard Anglade, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Thursday 30th of June 2016 19:23

• 13/01/1693: le Sieur de la Vigerie Taillebois, capitaine du Bizarre. Le Sieur Du Vignau, capitaine de frégate, capitaine en second. Source : France, AN MAR B/2/88 p19 + p127

Posted by gauthard serge on Tuesday 28th of June 2016 20:04

BIZARRE : 2 rang.
Etat de service :
27 au 29 juin 1693 bataille de Lagos : avec la flotte de Tourville , capitaine : de la Vignerie. combat et poursuit l'escadre alliée de Rooke.
7 mai au 10 juin 1694 avec l'escadre de Chateaurenault de brest au blocus de Palamos , capitaine : de Montbault
août 1701 avec l'escadre de d'Estées à Cadix , capitaine : chevalier de Villars.
2 Janvier 1702 à la Martinique avec l' escadre de Chateaurenault , capitaine : chevalier de Villars

Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Monday 13th of June 2016 16:20

le Bizarre, a French “3ème rang” ship of the line, was built in 1692 by François Arnaud at Bayonne. Source: France AN MAR B/2/82 p154

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