French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Ardent' (1681)

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L'Ardent	2204
Nominal Guns	64	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1682	W033
Launched	1681	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	W033
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	W033
Constructor	Etienne Salicon (d.1691)	W033
Category	Third Rate	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Captured	10.3.1705	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck142' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.1255 (151′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.6928 (38′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9045 (16′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Ton

Armament

1681Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1684Capitaine de VaisseauAbraham Duquesne-Guiton (1650-1724)ref:6871689Lieutenant-général François Louis Rousselet (Comte de Chateaurenault) (1637-1716)1690Capitaine de Vaisseau Louis Le Roux d'Infreville-Saint-Aubin (Chevalier d'Infreville-Saint-Aubin) (1642-1712)ref:6871704Capitaine de VaisseauChevalier Philippe-César d'Aligre de Saint-Lié (2^nd Baron de La Mothe) (1650-1720)FWIKI

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1684Lieutenant-Général des armées navalesAbraham II Duquesne (1610-1688)ref:6871685Chef d'escadre Victor Marie d'Estrées (Comte d'Estrées) (1660-1737)ref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1684Capitaine en second de Pallas (1630-1702)ref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1704Enseigne de Vaisseau Louis Langlois (Seigneur de Chancy) (1666-1736)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
17.5.1684Bombardment of Gènes
19.6.1685Bombardment of Tripoli
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
10.3.1704/5Battle of Marbella
10.3.1704/5Taken by Overijssel (52) DWAS-1600

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

DWAS-1600James Bender, Book

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