French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Salisbury' (1703)

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Le Salisbury
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Salisbury' (1698) (54) 1698-1703 British 54 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	10.4.1703	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Buckler's Hard - Hampshire
Ship Class	1694 Programme 54-Gunner (1693)
Constructor	Richard HerringBritish Designer Ship Builder
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Captured	17.3.1708	NNF-1661
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Salisbury Prize' (1708) (50) 1708-1739 British 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1716 Renamed "Preston"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck134' 4 ½"Imperial Feet40.8559
Length of Keel109' 9 ½"Imperial Feet33.2359
Breadth34' 2"Imperial Feet10.3759
Depth in Hold13' 6"Imperial Feet4.0132
Burthen681 ⁶⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck125' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel105' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.104 (111′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4477 (34′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen450Ton

Armament

4.1703Broadside Weight = 240 French Livre (259.008 lbs 117.48 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1703416 ref:692
1704350 ref:692
1705340 ref:692
1706340 ref:692
1707330

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1703 - 31.10.1705Chef d'Escadre†ref:6921706 - 1707Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6921707 - 12.1707Capitaine de Vaisseau

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1704Volontaire de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1705Took the Ship of the Line ref:801
20.10.1705Took the Ship of the Line off the Dogger Bank
2.10.1706Action of 1706-10-02
1.5.1707Action off Brighthelmstone
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard
17.3.1708Taken by BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:801Charles de la Roncière, Digital Book

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