French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Louis' (1692)

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Le Saint Louis
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	1692	FWAS1626
Keel Laid Down	6.1692	NNF-1661
Launched	10.12.1692	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	2.1693	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Saint Louis Class (1692)	NNF-1661
Designed by	Joseph Andrault (2^nd Comte de Langeron)French Naval Sailor Ship Builder Administrator Marine Service 1669-1706	FWAS1626
Constructor	Philippe CochoisFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1691-1692	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Sold for Break Up	1712	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
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' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2194 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000French Feet (Pied du Roi)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel117' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0112 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0408 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel117' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0112 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0408 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Forward17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Aft20' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Tonneaux

Armament

1692Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

10.12.1692Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck66 French Canons de Fer

1699Broadside Weight = 474 French Livre (511.5408 lbs 232.023 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

1705Broadside Weight = 468 French Livre (505.0656 lbs 229.086 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1693389 NNF-1661
1696380 ref:1837

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1696Capitaine de Vaisseauref:15851701 - 1702Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1704Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1696Took the Merchant ref:1585
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
1698Rerated as a Troisième RangFWAS1626
1703Rerated as a Second RangFWAS1626
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1705Rerated as a 58 gunner Troisième RangFWAS1626
7.1707

Submerged at Toulon to avoid shellfire

NNF-1661
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
1708

Refloated, but not servicable

NNF-1661
1709

Condemned

FWAS1626

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
7.1.1697-9.1697	Armement Mixte of Jean-Baptiste du Casse	Lord Jean Bernard Louis Desjeans (Baron de Pointis)French Naval Sailor Administrator Marine Soldier Service 1677-1699

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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