French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'L'Oriflamme' (1704)

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L'Oriflamme
Nominal Guns	62	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	31.3.1703	NNF-1715
Keel Laid Down	4.1703	NNF-1715
Named	12.5.1703	NNF-1715
Launched	15.1.1704	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	2.6.1704	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Oriflamme Class (1703)	NNF-1715
Constructor	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1687-1717	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	1727	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck140'French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel115'French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.361 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3627 (40′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen918Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck140' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel115' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.352 (122′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3424 (40′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Forward19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Aft20' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Displacement1,050Ton
Burthen918Tonneaux

Armament

15.1.1704Broadside Weight = 480 French Livre (518.016 lbs 234.96 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 6-Pounder

6.1704Broadside Weight = 480 French Livre (518.016 lbs 234.96 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

1707Broadside Weight = 474 French Livre (511.5408 lbs 232.023 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

1707Broadside Weight = 402 French Livre (433.8384 lbs 196.779 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 6-Pounder

1715Broadside Weight = 474 French Livre (511.5408 lbs 232.023 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.17043877 officers, 380 crewNNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
1707

Lent as a privateer to Michel de Chabert.

FWAS1626
1707Rerated as a 60 gunner Troisième RangFWAS1626
1709

Lent as a privateer to Jean-François Du Clerc for operations on the Brazilian coast.

FWAS1626
1722Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels (Troisième Rang) HulkFWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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