French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Fier' (1694)

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Le Fier
Nominal Guns	90	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1692	NNF-1661
Launched	1694	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	1695	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Rochefort Dockyard - Rochefort	NNF-1661
Designed by	Pierre MassonFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1690-1706	NNF-1661
Constructor	Honoré MalletFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1679-1698	NNF-1661
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Sold for Break Up	1.11.1713	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck158' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)51.3184 (168′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth46' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.9408 (49′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1892 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,750Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck155' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.344 (165′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth45' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.6485 (48′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1892 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,700Tonneaux

Armament

1695Broadside Weight = 854 French Livre (921.6368 lbs 418.033 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

1706Broadside Weight = 870 French Livre (938.904 lbs 425.865 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1695Home: 718 Peacetime: 618700 + 18 officersFWAS1626

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1704Lieutenant-Général des Armées NavalesFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1706Rerated as a 94 gunnerFWAS1626
29.7.1707

Scuttled but refloated

FWAS1626
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
11.3.1713

Condemned

FWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

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