French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Hercule' (1657)

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L'Hercule ➡ 1671 Marquis ➡ 1671 Hercule
Nominal Guns	46	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1655	NNF-1610
Launched	1657	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	2.1660	NNF-1610
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1610
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1610
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1610
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Broken Up	1673	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Length of Gundeck120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel92' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.8816 (98′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth30' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.744 (31′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.8976 (12′ 9″ Imperial)
Draught Aft15' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.872 (15′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

1665Broadside Weight = 143 French Livre (154.3256 lbs 69.9985 kg)NNF-1610
Gun Deck14 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 1-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1660255 NNF-1610

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1662Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16104.1663 - 1664Lieutenant-GénéralNNF-16101664Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16107.1665 - 1665Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101666 - 6.1666Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1667Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-161010.1669 - 1670Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
1665Refitted as a 36 gun Fourth Rate Ship
24.8.1665Battle of Cherchell
1671Refitted as a 38 gun Fourth Rate Ship
6.1671Renamed MarquisNNF-1610
7.1671Renamed HerculeNNF-1610
1673

Condemned and broken up at Brest

NNF-1610

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

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