French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Espérance d'Angleterre' (1695)

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L'Espérance d'Angleterre
Nominal Guns	66	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Hope' (1678) (70) 1678-1695 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	26.4.1695	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	16.4.1695	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	B028
Ship Class	1677 Programme - 3rd Rates (1677)	B028
Constructor	William CastleBritish Ship Builder Service 1629-1681	B065
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Sunk in Action	22.10.1702	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck143' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.4502 (152′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel114' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0272 (121′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3424 (40′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5878 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen1,125Ton

Armament

5.1695Broadside Weight = 522 French Livre (563.3424 lbs 255.519 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

1698Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1695438 NNF-1661

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1702 - 12.10.1702Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1702 - 2.10.1702Garde de la Marineref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1698Rerated as a 64 gunnerFWAS1626
12.10.1702Battle of Vigo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B065Brian Lavery, Book

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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