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Beaufort Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns36
Approved1660
Designer
Rodolphe GédéonFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1610-1669
RateFourth Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew255
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 184.00 French Livre (198.57 lbs 90.07 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck10 x French 12-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck6 x French 16-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck2 x French 20-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck14 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     116' 0"90' 0"25' 8"12' 2"600
Le Beaufort (36) 1662-1686
French 36 Gun
5th Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Neptune"
1679 Renamed "Maure"
UnknownToulon - Provence 15.5.16621686Condemned116' 0"90' 0"25' 8"12' 2"600
Le Mercoeur (36) 1662-1686
French 36 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Trident"
1660Toulon - Provence 7.16621686Condemned116' 0"90' 0"25' 8"12' 2"600

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