French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Louis' (1658)

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Le Saint Louis ➡ 1671 Aimable
Nominal Guns	48	DBF
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1656	NNF-1610
Acquired	3.7.1658	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	1659	DBF
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	DBF
Constructor	Jean LaureFrench Ship Builder Service 1666	DBF
Category	Fourth Rate	DBF
National Rate	Troisième Rang	DBF
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	DBF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	DBF
Broken Up	10.4.1689	DBF

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Length of Gundeck140' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel110' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.728 (117′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.2312 (33′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1670Broadside Weight = 442 French Livre (477.0064 lbs 216.359 kg)NNF-1610
Gun Deck22 French 24-Pounder
Gun Deck12 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French 10-Pounder
Gun Deck12 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1659355 NNF-1610
1673325 DBF

16 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1661Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-161018.5.1662 - 1662Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1665Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101665 - 6.1665Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16106.1666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16106.1666 - 7.1666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101667 - 1668Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101668 - 1669Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101669Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101671 - 1672Capitaine de Vaisseau1673Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871674Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871676Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1683Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871684Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
12.1663 - 1664Chef d'EscadreNNF-16101666 - 6.1666Chef d'EscadreNNF-16107.1666 - 1667Chef d'EscadreNNF-1610

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1674Capitaine en Secondref:6871684Capitaine en Troisièmeref:687

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1664Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6871671Enseigne de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1670Refitted as a 56 gun Third Rate Ship
24.6.1671Renamed AimableDBF
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
8.1.1675/76Second battle of Stromboli
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
23.5.1683Second Bombardment of Algiers
17.5.1684Bombardment of Gènes

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DBFJean-Michel Roche, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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