French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Tonnant' (1681)

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Le Tonnant
Nominal Guns	70	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1680	FWAS1626
Launched	8.1681	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	1682	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1626
Ship Class	Tonnant Class (1682)	W033
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	4.6.1692	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck145' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.096 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel124' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.2752 (132′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6672 (41′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Aft19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)

Armament

8.1681Broadside Weight = 540 French Livre (582.768 lbs 264.33 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 8-Pounder

1688Broadside Weight = 548 French Livre (591.4016 lbs 268.246 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 8-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1681499Design ComplementFWAS1626

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871692 - 4.6.1692Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1688Rerated as a 74 gunnerFWAS1626
1690Rerated as a Premier RangFWAS1626
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1691Rerated as a 76 gunner Second RangFWAS1626
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692Battle of La Hogue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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