French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Lis' (1667)

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Le Lis ➡ 1671 Assuré
Lys
Nominal Guns	56	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	3.1666	NNF-1661
Launched	1667	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	1668	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1661
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Condemned	1689	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck124' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.2752 (132′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth33' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.7455 (35′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

1668Broadside Weight = 312 French Livre (336.7104 lbs 152.724 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1670Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1676Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1679Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871684Capitaine de VaisseauBNF1

Service History

DateEventSource
6.1671Renamed AssuréNNF-1661
8.1.1675/76Second battle of Stromboli
22.4.1676Battle of Agosta
2.6.1676Battle of Palermo
17.5.1684Bombardment of Gènes

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BNF1Onesime-Joachim Troude, Digital Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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Posted by Stuart Wicks on Wednesday 17th of December 2014 22:09

this is a duplicate of entry 14062 although data is slightly different and could be consolidated.

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