French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Licorne' (1702)

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La Licorne
Nominal Guns	52	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Eenhoorn' (1682) (50) 1682-1702 Dutch 50 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	7.1702	NNF-1715
Home Port	Alexandria - Egypt	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Enkhuizen - Holland	W006
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1720	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck119'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.664 (126′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth31' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.1771 (33′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2495 (13′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen560Ton

Armament

7.1702Broadside Weight = 240 French Livre (259.008 lbs 117.48 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.17023077 officers, 300 menNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
1706Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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Monday 27th of July 2026 12:36	Jon Miller	Henry BlaxtonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1767-1794
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Monday 27th of July 2026 12:33	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Espiegle' (1793) (16) 1793-1802 British 16 Gun Unrated Sloop
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:29	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Monday 27th of July 2026 12:28	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Romulus' (1785) (36) 1785-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

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