French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Comte' (1677)

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Le Comte
Nominal Guns	40	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1676/77	NNF-1661
Launched	11.1677	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	3.1677/78	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Pierre Le BrunFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Last known	1698	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck112' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.3776 (119′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth29' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)9.4372 (30′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold14' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.5472 (14′ 11″ Imperial)
Burthen450Ton

Armament

3.1678Broadside Weight = 127 French Livre (137.0584 lbs 62.1666 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck18 French 8-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French Pierrier

1696Broadside Weight = 188 French Livre (202.8896 lbs 92.026 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck20 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1688 - 1689, Principal Managing Ownerref:1586

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1678206 NNF-1661
1696236 NNF-1661

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1688 - 1689Capitaine de Vaisseauref:15861690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871692Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1696Capitaine de Vaisseauref:692

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1692Garde de la MarineFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1689Took the Merchantman ref:1585
1689Took the Merchantman ref:1585
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1696Refitted as a 44 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
17.6.1696Bataille du Dogger Bank

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1688-1689	Armement Mixte of Colbert de Seignelay and de Relingues	Ferdinand de Relingues (Comte de Relingue)French Naval Sailor Ship Owner Administrator Marine Service 1670-1702

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1585 Web Site

ref:1586 Thesis

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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