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Lune Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns36
Approved1640
Designer
DeviotFrench
Designer
RateThird Rate
TypeShip
Designed Crew280
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 199.00 French Livre (214.76 lbs 97.41 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck18 x French 12-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck4 x French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck6 x French 5-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck10 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed      117' 0"29' 6"12' 0"700
La Lune (36) 1641-1664
French 36 Gun
2nd Rate Ship
UnknownBrest - Brittany 164111.1664Foundered 117' 0"29' 6"12' 0"700
Le Soleil (36) 1642-1672
French 36 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Hercule"
1671 Renamed "Marquis"
1640Indret - Nantes 16421672Broken Up117' 0"117' 0"29' 6"12' 0"700

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