French galley 'La Fidèle' (1691)

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La Fidèle
Nominal Guns	5	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1690	NNF-1715
Acquired	1691	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1692	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1715
Designed by	Simon ChabertFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Simon ChabertFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Galley	NNF-1715
Sold for Break Up	12.1718	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1792
Length of Gundeck144'French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.7737 (153′ 5″ Imperial)
Length of Keel121'French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.3021 (128′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth18'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8735 (19′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold7'French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.4631 (8′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthenc310Ton

Armament

1691Broadside Weight = 35 French Livre (37.772 lbs 17.1328 kg)NNF-1715
Gun Deck12 French Pierrier
Bow Chaser1 French 36-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 8-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1691/923944 officers, 130 men, 260 rowersNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1792Alain Demerliac, Book

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