French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Glorieux' (1679)

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Le Glorieux	2282
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	2.1678	NNF-1715
Launched	1.1679	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Laurent Hubac	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
Broken Up	1719	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck138' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.8267 (147′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0524 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5487 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

1.1679Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.16793877 officers, 380 crewNNF-1715

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1683Capitaine de Vaisseau Ferdinand de Relingues (Comte de Relingue) (1630-1704)ref:6871689Capitaine de Vaisseau Joseph Andrault (2^nd Comte de Langeron) (1649-1711)ref:7691690Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean Erard (Seigneur de Belle-Isle) (1640-1704)ref:6871692Capitaine de Vaisseau Joseph-Charles Joubert de La Bastide (1660-1727)FWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1683 - 24.8.1683Lieutenant-Général des armées navales Raymond-Louis Preuilly d'Humières (Marquis de Preuilly d'Humières) (1623-1688)ref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1706Lieutenant de Vaisseau Louis Langlois (Seigneur de Chancy) (1666-1736)ref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
1705repairs at Brest - Brittany NNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:769Augustin Jal, Digital Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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