French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Gaillard' (1690)

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Le Gaillard
Nominal Guns	64	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1690	FWAS1626
Launched	12.1690	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	3.1691	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	FWAS1626
Designed by	Etienne SaliconFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1680-1691	FWAS1626
Constructor	Etienne SaliconFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1680-1691	FWAS1626
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Troisième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Burnt in Action	3.6.1692	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck141' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.7968 (150′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel121' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.3008 (128′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0292 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

1691Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 French 6-Pounder

3.1690/91Broadside Weight = 516 French Livre (556.8672 lbs 252.582 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1691357 FWAS1626

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1692 - 4.6.1692Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692Battle of La Hogue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, 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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