French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Agréable' (1671)

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L'Agréable	2187
Nominal Guns	62	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.5.1670	DBF
Launched	14.6.1671	DBF
First Commissioned	12.1671
How acquired	Purpose built	DBF
Shipyard	Toulon	NNF-1661
Constructor	Laurent Coulomb (1622-1696)	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Deuxième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	12.1717	NNF-1661
Becomes	French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Agréable' (1697) (56)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDBF
Length of Gundeck44Meters0′ 1″ Imperial
Breadth12.5Meters39′ 6″ Imperial
Depth in Hold6.3Meters19′ 9″ Imperial
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck135' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.8526 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel106'French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.4559 (113′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3627 (40′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

1671Broadside Weight = 438 French Livre (472.6896 lbs 214.401 kg)W033
Gun Deck22 French 24-Pounder
Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck10 French 6-Pounder

1671Broadside Weight = 468 French Livre (505.0656 lbs 229.086 kg)DBF
Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck12 French 4-Pounder

12.1671Broadside Weight = 480 French Livre (518.016 lbs 234.96 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1670400 DBF
1705364 DBF
12.17613777 officers, 370 menNNF-1715

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1676Capitaine de Vaisseau Phillippe Le Valois (Marquis de Villette-Mursay) (1632-1707)FWIKI1684Capitaine de Vaisseau François du Chalard (Marquis du Chalard) (1650-1696)ref:6871685Lieutenant-Général des armées navales Anne Hilarion de Costentin (Chevalier de Tourville) (1642-1701)FWIKI1690Capitaine de Vaisseau La Motte-Genouilléref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1693Lieutenant de VaisseauClaude Élisée de Court de La Bruyère (1666-1752)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
19.6.1685Bombardment of Tripoli
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1711Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
1715Hulked at BrestDBF
1715Condemned at BrestNNF-1715

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain DemerliacBook

DBFJean-Michel RocheWeb Site

W033Ronald DeschenesWeb Site

NNF-1715Alain DemerliacBook

FWIKIVariousWeb Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-MursayBook

ref:673 Web Site

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