French Fourth Rate frigate 'Le Faucon' (1674)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Pedro de Linze y BerasteguiSpanish
Ship Owner
Service 1754-1769
Update
Galga (36) 1744-1784
Spanish 36 Gun
Privateer Frigate
Added
Lorenzo BeyenisSpanish
Ship Owner
Service 1769
Update
Juan Agustin de IradySpanish
Naval Sailor
Update
Guipuzcoano (64) 1778-1780
Spanish 64 Gun
Merchant Ship of the Line
Update
San Rafael (30) 1774-1780
Spanish 30 Gun
Merchant Frigate
Update
Luis ArburuSpanish
Naval Sailor
Update
Fermín UrtizbereaSpanish
Naval Sailor
Service 1780
Update
San Carlos (32) 1772-1780
Spanish 32 Gun
Merchant Frigate
Added
San Ignacio de Loyola (50) 1766-1779
Spanish 50 Gun
Merchant Ship
See more...

Recent Comments

Oiseau (36) 1793-1816
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1793)
Argonaut (64) 1782-1831
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Hussar (14) 1798-1800
British 14 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1798)
Oiseau (36) 1793-1816
British 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1793)
Thisbe (28) 1783-1815
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1783)
Resolution (74) 1770-1813
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1770)
Argonaut (64) 1782-1831
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Danae (20) 1798-1800
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Post Ship
(1798)
Melpomene (38) 1794-1815
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1794)
Mermaid (32) 1784-1815
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1784)
See more...

Le Faucon ➡ 1694 Faucon Francais ➡ 1703 Faucon
Nominal Guns	40	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1673	W033
Launched	1674	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	W033
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	W033
Ship Class	Hasardeux Class (1674)	W033
Constructor	Jean GuichardFrench Ship Builder Service 1665-1690	W033
Category	Fourth Rate	W033
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Broken Up	7.1708	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck115' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.352 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel96' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)31.1808 (102′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth26' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.4448 (27′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.2224 (13′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen450French Tonneaux441.529

Armament

1674Broadside Weight = 146 French Livre (157.5632 lbs 71.467 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck6 French 12-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck12 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

1702Broadside Weight = 140 French Livre (151.088 lbs 68.53 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck18 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1684Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6741689Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1694Renamed Faucon FrancaisNNF-1661
1702Refitted as a 42 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
1703Renamed FauconNNF-1661

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:674 Digital Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

Previous comments on this pageno comments to display

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Sunday 26th of July 2026 05:58	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Oiseau' (1793) (36) 1793-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 26th of July 2026 05:58	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Argonaut' (1782) (64) 1782-1831 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 05:57	Jon Miller	British sloop 'Hussar' (1798) (14) 1798-1800 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop
Sunday 26th of July 2026 05:56	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Oiseau' (1793) (36) 1793-1816 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Sunday 26th of July 2026 05:55	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Thisbe' (1783) (28) 1783-1815 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

GDPR Statement