French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Fleuron' (1668)

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Le Fleuron
Nominal Guns	48	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1665	NNF-1661
Launched	1668	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	5.1669	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Condemned	1688	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Burthen900Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck127' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.2496 (135′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.3936 (34′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9045 (16′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen850Ton

Armament

5.1669Broadside Weight = 342 French Livre (369.0864 lbs 167.409 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1669307 NNF-1661

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1678Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1681Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871683Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871684Capitaine de VaisseauBNF1

Service History

DateEventSource
23.7.1681Blockade of Chio
23.5.1683Second Bombardment of Algiers
17.5.1684Bombardment of Gènes

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BNF1Onesime-Joachim Troude, Digital Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:41	Jon Miller	George SarradineBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1802
Friday 24th of July 2026 08:28	Jon Miller	British Other Vessels discovery vessel 'Discovery' (1789) (10) 1789-1834 British 10 Gun Other Discovery Vessel
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