French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Éole' (1673)

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L'Éole ➡ 1692 Arche de Noe ➡ 1693 Cache
Nominal Guns	44	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1673	NNF-1661
Launched	17.11.1673	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	1674	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1661
Constructor	Nicolas ChapelleFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1670-1683	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Last known	1696	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck130' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.224 (138′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7184 (35′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.8937 (16′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen700Ton

Armament

1693Broadside Weight = 32 French Livre (34.5344 lbs 15.664 kg)NNF-1661
Gun Deck8 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1674246 NNF-1661
2.169291 NNF-1661
169361 NNF-1661

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1682Capitaine de VaisseauBNF11684Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1690Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
23.7.1682First Bombardment of Algiers
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
2.1692Refitted as a 20 gun Unrated Flûte
2.1692Renamed Arche de NoeNNF-1661
1693Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Fireship
1693Renamed CacheNNF-1661

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BNF1Onesime-Joachim Troude, Digital Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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