French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Foudroyant' (1693)

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Le Foudroyant
Nominal Guns	104	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1693	NNF-1661
Launched	14.11.1693	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	1694	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	NNF-1661
Designed by	Blaise PangaloFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1684-1706	NNF-1661
Constructor	Blaise PangaloFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1684-1706	NNF-1661
Category	First 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 Gundeck166' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.9168 (176′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth46' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.9408 (49′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.9832 (22′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen2,200Ton

Armament

1694Broadside Weight = 996 French Livre (1074.8832 lbs 487.542 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 6-Pounder

1706Broadside Weight = 1002 French Livre (1081.3584 lbs 490.479 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1694Home: 915 Peacetime: 815900 crew + 15 officersFWAS1626

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1704Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1701Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navalesref:6871702Vice-Amiral du Ponantref:6871702Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navalesref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1704 - 24.8.1704Capitaine de Vaisseau†ref:769

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
29.7.1707

Scuttled at Toulon, but refloated

FWAS1626
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
11.3.1713

Condemned

FWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:769Augustin Jal, Digital Book

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