French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Apollon' (1671)

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L'Apollon ➡ 1678 Hardi			13481
Nominal Guns	52
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1670
Launched	8.1671
First Commissioned	12.1672
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis
Constructor	Francois PometFrench Ship Builder Service 1664-1677
Category	Third Rate
National Rate	Troisième Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Deleted from list	1709

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck127' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)41.2496 (135′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0432 (36′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.6081 (15′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen850Ton

Armament

1672Broadside Weight = 366 French Livre (394.9872 lbs 179.157 kg)W033
Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French 6-Pounder

12.1672Broadside Weight = 432 French Livre (466.2144 lbs 211.464 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck54 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1696330 ref:1837

7 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1672 - 1675Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1675 - 1676Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1678Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1683 - 10.1683Capitaine de Vaisseauref:7691690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871694Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871696Capitaine de Vaisseauref:1837

Service History

DateEventSource
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
11.2.1674/75First battle of Stromboli
8.1.1675/76Second battle of Stromboli
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
6.1678Renamed HardiNNF-1661
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:769Augustin Jal, Digital Book

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