French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Teste de More' (1688)

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Le Teste de More ➡ 1689 Brusque
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Previously	Dutch Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Moriaans Hoofd' (1679) (46) 1679-1688 Dutch 46 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	11.1688	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Amsterdam - Holland	NNF-1661
Constructor	Jean LisDutch Ship Builder	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Deleted from list	1698	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Breadth31' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.0688 (33′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9382 (12′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen700Ton

Armament

11.1688Broadside Weight = 302 French Livre (325.9184 lbs 147.829 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1689Renamed BrusqueNNF-1661
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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