French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Sage' (1701)

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Le Sage
Nominal Guns	56	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1701	NNF-1661
Launched	28.11.1701	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	5.1702	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Blaise CoulombFrench Ship Builder Service 1688-1731	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth 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	8.1707	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck131' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.5488 (139′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.7199 (38′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen800Ton

Armament

5.1702Broadside Weight = 390 French Livre (420.888 lbs 190.905 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1704Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871705 - 1706Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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