French Second Rate ship of the line 'L'Anna' (1650)

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L'Anna
Nominal Guns	46	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	Swedish Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Sankt Anna' (1648) (46) 1648-1650 Swedish 46 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line 1648 Renamed "Sankt Anna"
Presented	1650	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Stockholm	W006
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1610
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Sold for Break Up	1678	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Length of Gundeck115' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.3556 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4448 (27′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold11' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.5728 (11′ 8″ Imperial)
Burthen650Ton

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1650340 FWAS1626
1669280275 + 5 officersFWAS1626

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1651 - 1652Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101660 - 1661Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101662Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101664Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101665 - 1666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101666 - 1667Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
1665Refitted as a 10 gun Fourth Rate Flute
1666Refitted as a 40 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:44	Jon Miller	Robert WardlawBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1799-1807
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:43	Jon Miller	William MaxwellBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1798-1809
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:42	Jon Miller	George GoochBritish Ship Owner Service 1809-1821
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:41	Jon Miller	John Altham CumberlegeBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1800-1802
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 12:40	Jon Miller	Patrick BurtBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1793-1802

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