French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Bon' (1693)

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Le Bon
Nominal Guns	56	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1693	NNF-1661
Launched	17.8.1693	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	3.1694	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Designed by	Bernard Renau d'ElicagarayFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1670-1715	FWIKI
Constructor	Jean-Pierre BrunFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1663	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Deleted from list	1703	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck132' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8736 (140′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7906 (35′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen750Ton

Armament

3.1693/94Broadside Weight = 384 French Livre (414.4128 lbs 187.968 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

1697Broadside Weight = 378 French Livre (407.9376 lbs 185.031 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1701Broadside Weight = 320 French Livre (345.344 lbs 156.64 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1694Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1694Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1694Took the Merchant ref:1585
25.10.1695Took the Ship after 3 hours , given up after Bastard de Fontenay board with his men the ship.ref:631
1697Refitted as a 54 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
1701Refitted as a 52 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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