French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Tonnant' (1693)

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Le Tonnant
Nominal Guns	90	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	1692	W033
Keel Laid Down	12.1692	W033
Named	20.1.1693	W033
Launched	9.1693	W033
First Commissioned	12.1693	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	W033
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	W033
Ship Class	Tonnant Class (1692)	W033
Designed by	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1687-1717	W033
Category	Second Rate	W033
National Rate	Premier Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Sold for Break Up	28.5.1710	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck158' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)51.3184 (168′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel134' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.5232 (142′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,700Ton

Armament

12.1693Broadside Weight = 948 French Livre (1023.0816 lbs 464.046 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck90 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1693738 NNF-1661
1696700 ref:1837

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1696Chef d'Escadreref:6871704 - 24.8.1704Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navalesref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1703Garde de la Marineref:673

1 Passenger

DatesRankNameSource
1696Capitaine de Frégateref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
8.1707Partially burnt at ToulonNNF-1661
7.4.1710

Condemned at Toulon

FWAS1626
28.5.1710

Ordered to be sold

FWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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