French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Fougueux' (1695)

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Le Fougueux

13932
Nominal Guns50W033
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down1694W033
Launched14.5.1695W033
How acquiredPurpose builtW033
ShipyardBrest - Brittany W033
Constructor
Blaise PangaloFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1684-1706
W033
CategoryFourth RateW033
National RateTroisième RangW033
Ship TypeShip of the LineW033
Sailing RigShip RiggedW033
Captured11.12.1696ref:631

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck135' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.848 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.368 (37′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen750Tons BM 

Armament


1695Broadside Weight = 320 French Livre (345.344 lbs 156.64 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.12.1696315 BG

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1695Capitaine de Vaisseau
Rolland Barrin (Marquis de la Galissonnière)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1667-1720
ref:15851696 - 11.12.1696Capitaine de Vaisseau
Jacques Davy (Chevalier d'Amfreville)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1682
†ref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
1695Took the Merchantman
Marchand de Maryland (Unknown) 1695-1695
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Merchantman
ref:1585
1695Took the Merchant
Nathaniel (Unknown) 1695-1695
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
23.8.1695Took the Merchant
Providence (Unknown) 1695-1695
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
25.8.1695Took the Merchantman
Aventure Amitié (Unknown) 1695-1695
British Unknown Gun
Merchant Merchantman
ref:1585
27.8.1695Took the East Indiaman
Princess Anne of Denmark (40) 1687-1695
British 40 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
ref:1585
1696Took the Merchant
Léonora (Unknown) 1696-1696
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
1696Took the Merchant
Famille d'Adam (Unknown) 1696-1696
Dutch Unknown Gun
Merchant Unknown
ref:1585
11.12.1696Capture of the Fougueux

 
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Posted by Brian on Saturday 23rd of January 2016 16:39

London Gazette 1696, Whitehall Dec. 14 - Capt. Jumper of the Weymouth engaged the enemy, (being about 3 o'clock) and after a 2 or 3 hour broad-sides, the French man running (as the prisoners report) against a rock, struck his colours and yielded, and at half an hour past 5, sunk; she was a French Man of War called the Fougueux, had 48 guns mounted, of which the lower tier were brass, 2 in the hold and spare ports for 10 more; she was Commanded by the Chevalier of Am(or an)treville, and had 315 men on board, whom of 120 were saved, the rest being all drowned, together with the Commander, though we sent out all our boats to take them up.

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