French Third Rate ship 'Les Trois Rois' (1626)

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Les Trois Rois ➡ 1636 Eglise ➡ 1636 Trois Rois
Nominal Guns	34	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Acquired	1626	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1610
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Sold	1.1641	NNF-1610

Armament

1626Broadside Weight = 188 French Livre (202.8896 lbs 92.026 kg)NNF-1610
Gun Deck12 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck14 French 8-Pounder
Gun Deck8 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1626240 NNF-1610

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1629 - 12.1629Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101631Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101.1636 - 1637Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101638Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
8.9.1629Battle of Anse-aux-Papillons
1636Renamed EgliseNNF-1610
1636Renamed Trois RoisNNF-1610
24.3.1637Battle of the Lérins Islands
22.8.1638Battle of Guetaria
1.1641Condemned at La Rochelle and soldNNF-1610

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Mike McLaughlin on Saturday 24th of December 2022 17:37

(Filling in missing info) Page 50 of Winfield/Roberts "French Warships in the Age of Sail" shows the tonnage of the Trois Rois to be 300/500.

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