French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Maure' (1688)

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Le Maure	2309
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1687	NNF-1661
Launched	8.1688	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	10.1688	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1661
Designed by	Blaise Pangalo	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Captured	13.12.1710	NNF-1661
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Moor' (1710) (54)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck127' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.2496 (135′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0432 (36′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.872 (15′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen750Ton

Armament

10.1788Broadside Weight = 348 French Livre (375.5616 lbs 170.346 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1688300 NNF-1661

4 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseau Rolland Barrin (Marquis de la Galissonnière) (1646-1737)ref:6871692Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean Baptiste Achard (Chevalier des Augiers) (1650-1708)FWIKI1696Capitaine de VaisseauJean Bart (1651-1702)FWIKI1707 - 1708Corsaire Captain Thomas Auguste Miniac (Sieur de la Moinerie ) (1676-1713)ref:1010

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1696Enseigne de VaisseauFrançois Cornil Bart (1677-1755)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
30.1.1691/92Attack of 1692/01/30
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
31.8.1692Attack of 1692/08/31
31.8.1692Took the Ship of the Line Castricum (52) ref:801
31.8.1692Took the Ship of the Line Maria Elisabeth (46) ref:801
17.6.1696Bataille du Dogger Bank
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard
26.11.1707Took the Merchantman Sainte Marguerite ref:1010
2.3.1707/8Took the Merchantman Samuel Sara near the Isles of Ouessantref:1010
13.12.1710Action of 1710-12-13
13.12.1710Taken by Bredah (70)
13.12.1710Taken by Berwick (70) in the Mediterranean
13.12.1710Taken by Warspite (64)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:1010Administration, Document

ref:801Charles de la Roncière, Digital Book

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