French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Louvre' (1670)

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Le Louvre ➡ 1670 Bourbon
Nominal Guns	48	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1669	NNF-1661
Launched	29.4.1670	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	8.1670	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	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Wrecked	11.5.1678	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck123' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)39.9504 (131′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel108' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.0784 (115′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7184 (35′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.872 (15′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen800Ton

Armament

8.1670Broadside Weight = 198 French Livre (213.6816 lbs 96.921 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1670305 NNF-1661

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871673Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871674Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6873.10.1677 - 11.5.1678Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1670Renamed BourbonE-WIKI
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.12.16772nd Battle of Tobago

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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