French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Solide' (1695)

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Le Solide
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1695	NNF-1661
Launched	10.9.1695	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	6.1695	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Blaise PangaloFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1684-1706	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
Burnt to avoid capture	12.10.1702	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck137' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.4976 (145′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.4005 (37′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen800Ton

Armament

1695Broadside Weight = 320 French Livre (345.344 lbs 156.64 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1696 - 1697Capitaine de Corsaireref:6831702 - 12.10.1702Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
10.3.1696Took the Merchant ref:1585
1.4.1696Took the Merchant ref:1585
12.10.1702Battle of Vigo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:683Gilbert Buti, Philippe Hrodej, Digital Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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