French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Blakoual' (1705)

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Le Blakoual	7669
Nominal Guns	52	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Blackwall' (1696) (54)
Captured	20.10.1705	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	B028
Ship Class	1694 Programme 54-Gunner	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry Johnson (c.1661-1719)	B028
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	15.3.1707/8	NNF-1661
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Blackwall' (1708) (54)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck131' 1 ½"Imperial Feet39.9415
Length of Keel109' 0"Imperial Feet33.2232
Breadth34' 2 ½"Imperial Feet10.3759
Depth in Hold13' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.9751
Burthen678 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck126'French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.931 (134′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel100'French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.48 (106′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2312 (33′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2765 (14′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck127' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.2496 (135′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel100' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.48 (106′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4748 (34′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9788 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen460Ton

Armament

11.1705Broadside Weight = 236 French Livre (254.6912 lbs 115.522 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.17052766 officers, 270 menNNF-1715
1707440under Captain Bartref:692
1707350under Captain Tourouvreref:692

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1706 - 1707Capitaine de VaisseauJean Alexandre de Tourouvre (d.1716)SNForum11.1707 - 1707Corsaire CaptainAndré Bartref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
1706

From 1706 to 1707 , loan for privateering ??

ref:692
2.10.1706Action of 1706-10-02
1.5.1707Action off Brighthelmstone
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard
15.3.1707/8Taken by the British

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:692J. J. Salein, Web Site

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Le Blakoual
Blekoualle
Nominal Guns	52	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Blackwall' (1696) (54)
Captured	20.10.1705	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Blackwall Yard - Blackwall	B028
Ship Class	1694 Programme 54-Gunner	B028
Constructor	Sir Henry Johnson (c.1661-1719)	B028
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	15.3.1707/8	NNF-1661
Becomes	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Blackwall' (1708) (54)