French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Wallon' (1669)

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Le Wallon ➡ 1671 Duc
Nominal Guns	48	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1668	NNF-1661
Launched	30.8.1669	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	4.1670	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Wallon Class (1669)	NNF-1661
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Condemned	9.1691	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck122' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.633 (130′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel102' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)33.1296 (108′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7184 (35′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen750Ton

Armament

4.1670Broadside Weight = 198 French Livre (213.6816 lbs 96.921 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1670305 NNF-1661

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6311673Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871677Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871689Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1671Renamed DucNNF-1661
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
11.12.16772nd Battle of Tobago
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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