French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Mazarin' (1647)

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Le Mazarin ➡ 1671 Bon
Nominal Guns	48	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1646	NNF-1610
Launched	1.1647	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	5.1647	NNF-1610
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1610
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1610
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1610
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1610
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Wrecked	11.1671	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Burthen750Ton

Armament

1671Broadside Weight = 212 French Livre (228.7904 lbs 103.774 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1647325 NNF-1610
1669255250 + 5 officersFWAS1626

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1647Chef d'EscadreNNF-16101660Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16106.1665 - 1665Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101666 - 6.1666Chef d'EscadreNNF-16101671 - 11.1671Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
21.12.1647Battle of Castellammare
1666Rerated as a 40 gunnerFWAS1626
1671Rerated as a 42 gunnerFWAS1626
1671Renamed BonW006
9.1671Took the Privateer FWIKI
11.1671

Wrecked on the Isle of Tortue

NNF-1610

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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