French Second Rate ship 'Le Cardinal' (1638)

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Le Cardinal
Grand Cardinal
Nominal Guns	42	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	13.1.1637	NNF-1610
Keel Laid Down	4.1637	NNF-1610
Acquired	2.1638	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	6.1639	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	NNF-1610
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1610
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Broken Up	1662	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Burthen600Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Keel100' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)32.48 (106′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen600Tonneaux

Armament

6.1639Broadside Weight UnknownNNF-1610
Gun Deck24 French Canons de Fer
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1639250 NNF-1610
6.1639251245 + 6 officersFWAS1626

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1638Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101638 - 1640Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101641Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101644Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101646 - 1647Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101647 - 1648Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
22.8.1638Battle of Guetaria
22.7.1640Battle of Cádiz
14.6.1646Battle of Orbitello
21.12.1647Battle of Castellammare
1661Rerated as a 42 gunnerFWAS1626
5.1661

Condemned at Toulon

FWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

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