French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Mercoeur' (1662)

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Le Mercoeur ➡ 1671 Trident
Nominal Guns	36	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	1660	FWAS1626
Keel Laid Down	1661	NNF-1610
Launched	7.1662	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	11.1662	NNF-1610
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1610
Ship Class	Beaufort Class (1660)	NNF-1610
Constructor	Rodolphe GédéonFrench Ship Builder Service 1610-1669	NNF-1610
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1610
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Condemned	1686	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Length of Gundeck116' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.6768 (123′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel90' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.232 (95′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.1633 (26′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9247 (12′ 10″ Imperial)
Draught Forward14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Draught Aft16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck116' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.6768 (123′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel90' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)29.232 (95′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth25' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.1633 (26′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9247 (12′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen600Tonneaux

Armament

7.1662Broadside Weight = 76 French Livre (82.0192 lbs 37.202 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck2 French 20-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 French 8-Pounder

1665Broadside Weight = 182 French Livre (196.4144 lbs 89.089 kg)NNF-1610
Gun Deck2 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 16-Pounder
Gun Deck10 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck14 French 8-Pounder

9 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1662 - 1663Chef d'EscadreNNF-16101664 - 1666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101667Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101667 - 1668Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101668Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101668 - 1669Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101669Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-161012.11.1669 - 17.11.1669Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871676Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1676 - 5.1676Capitaine en Secondref:687

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1665Volontaire de la Marineref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1665

Mousquetaire du Roi on the Mercoeur

ref:687
2.3.1665Battle of La Goulette
17.11.1669

By orders of the King , commandement retired from 17/11/1669 to 09/03/1670

ref:687
24.6.1671Renamed TridentFWAS1626
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
23.7.1681Blockade of Chio
1682Refitted as a Unrated Hospital Ship
1686Condemned at ToulonNNF-1610

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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