French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Rubis' (1678)

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Le Rubis -> 1680 Entreprenant	2258
Nominal Guns	58	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1678	NNF-1715
Launched	12.1678	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1679	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Pierre Le Brun	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
Hulked	1722	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck130'French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel114'French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0349 (121′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth35'French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.3951 (37′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2103 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen800Ton

Armament

1679Broadside Weight = 478 French Livre (515.8576 lbs 233.981 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck10 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck26 French 16-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
16793577 officers, 350 crewNNF-1715

6 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1680 - 1680Capitaine de Vaisseau Henri Cauchon de L'Héry (Chevalier de L'Héry) (d.1684)FWIKI1683Chef d'escadre François Louis Rousselet (Comte de Chateaurenault) (1637-1716)1684Chef d'escadre François-Annibal de Béthune (Chevalier de Bèthune) (1642-1732)ref:6871689Capitaine de Vaisseau de Beaujeuref:6871690Capitaine de Vaisseau Bernard Jean-François Jacques Kadot (1644-1732)FWIKI1714Lieutenant-Général des armées navales Jacques-Auguste Maynard (Sieur de Bellefontaine de la Malmaison) (1646-1720)ref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1688Garde de la Marine Vincent Huon de Kermadec (1671-1746)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1679/80Renamed EntreprenantNNF-1715
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
7.1707Submerged to avoid shell fire at ToulonNNF-1661
11.1707Re-floated and re-armedNNF-1661
1720Depot ship at ToulonNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:673 Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

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