French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Terrible' (1680)

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Le Terrible
Nominal Guns	72	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1679	FWAS1626
Launched	1680	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1626
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	FWAS1626
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	FWAS1626
Category	Second Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Second Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Burnt in Action	2.6.1692	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck142' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.1216 (151′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3424 (40′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Forward18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Aft19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,300Tonneaux

Armament

1687Broadside Weight = 530 French Livre (571.976 lbs 259.435 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck12 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck12 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

1691Broadside Weight = 534 French Livre (576.2928 lbs 261.393 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck12 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck12 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1680499 FWAS1626

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1690Chef d'Escadreref:6871692 - 4.6.1692Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1687Rerated as a 74 gunnerFWAS1626
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1691Rerated as a 76 gunnerFWAS1626
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692Battle of La Hogue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by TopNard on Tuesday 27th of September 2016 10:23

Oops wrong stats, was the Terrible of 1693 not 1680 sorry

Posted by TopNard on Tuesday 27th of September 2016 10:19

Terrible: rated 100, armed 92 or 96, 28x36, 28x18, 26-28x8, 10-12x6. 864 men and officers

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