French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Furieux' (1671)

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Le Furieux ➡ 1678 Brillant
Nominal Guns	56	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1670	W033
Launched	6.7.1671	W033
First Commissioned	6.1672	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	W033
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	W033
Constructor	Rodolphe GédéonFrench Ship Builder Service 1610-1669	W033
Category	Fourth Rate	W033
National Rate	Troisième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Sold for Break Up	8.1687	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck132' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8736 (140′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6762 (41′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

6.1672Broadside Weight = 396 French Livre (427.3632 lbs 193.842 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
1678Renamed BrillantNNF-1661
6.1687Condemned at ToulonNNF-1661

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig

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