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	1687/08	NNF-1661
Launched	1688/08	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	1688/10
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Toulon	NNF-1661
Designed by	Blaise Pangalo	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	1710/12/13	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

1788/10Broadside 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
1688/10300 NNF-1661

Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseau Rolland Barrin (Marquis de la Galissonnière)ref:6871692Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean Baptiste Achard (Chevalier des Augiers)FWIKI1696Capitaine de VaisseauJean BartFWIKI

Petty Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1696Enseigne de VaisseauFrançois Cornil BartFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1690/06/30Battle of Beachy Head
1692/01/30Attack of 1692/01/30
1692/05/29Battle of Barfleur
1692/08/31Attack of 1692/08/31
1692/08/31Took the Fourth Rate Ship of the Line Castricum (52) ref:801
1692/08/31Took the Fourth Rate Ship of the Line Maria Elisabeth (46) ref:801
1696/06/17Bataille du Dogger Bank
1704/08/13Battle of Malaga
1707/10/10Battle of the Lizard
1710/12/13Taken by Bredah (70) , Berwick (70) in the Mediterranean, Warspite (64)
1710/12/13Action of 1710-12-13
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Sources
ID	Description	Author	Type
NNF-1661	Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1661 à 1715	Alain Demerliac	Book
ref:687	Mes campagnes de mer sous Louis XIV	Philippe de Vilette-Mursay	Book
FWIKI	Wikipedia - France	Various	Web Site
ref:801	Histoire de la marine française, Vol VI from 1684 to 1715	Charles de La Roncière	Digital Book

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