French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Brillant' (1690)

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Le Brillant
Nominal Guns	64	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1689	FWAS1626
Launched	1.1690	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	3.1690	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	FWAS1626
Designed by	Etienne SaliconFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1680-1691	FWAS1626
Constructor	Etienne SaliconFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1680-1691	FWAS1626
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Condemned	1719	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck138' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.8224 (147′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0408 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16'French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen950Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck138' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.8224 (147′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0408 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Draught Forward18' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8667 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Aft20' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.6584 (21′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen950Tonneaux

Armament

3.1690Broadside Weight = 472 French Livre (509.3824 lbs 231.044 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 4-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck60 French Canons de Fer

1698Broadside Weight = 504 French Livre (543.9168 lbs 246.708 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

1707Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

1715Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.16903877 officers, 380 crewNNF-1715
1696380 ref:1837
1711520 ref:692

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1692Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1711Capitaine de Frégateref:692

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
1706Rerated as a Troisième RangFWAS1626
1706Began repairs at Brest - Brittany NNF-1715
1707Rerated as a 66 gunner Troisième RangFWAS1626
1708Completed repairs at Brest - Brittany NNF-1715
1711

Homeport Brest , privateering

ref:692
1711

Lent as a privateer to Rene Duguay-Trouin.

FWAS1626
1715Rerated as a 64 gunner Troisième RangFWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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