French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Invincible' (1690)

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L'Invincible
Nominal Guns	70	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1689	FWAS1626
Launched	4.1690	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	11.1690	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	FWAS1626
Ship Class	Superbe Class (1689)	NNF-1715
Constructor	François CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1687-1717	FWAS1626
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	8.3.1748	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck143' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.4464 (152′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel117' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0016 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6672 (41′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck143' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.4464 (152′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel117' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.0016 (124′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth39' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.6672 (41′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton

Armament

11.1690Broadside Weight = 606 French Livre (653.9952 lbs 296.637 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight = 606 French Livre (653.9952 lbs 296.637 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck66 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.16904399 officers, 430 menNNF-1715
1696450 ref:1837

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1696Capitaine de Vaisseauref:1837

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
9.1705 - 10.1705Enseigne de Vaisseauref:6731727Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

3 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1725Garde de la Marineref:6731725Garde de la Marineref:6731727Garde de la Marineref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1696Rerated as a 68 gunnerFWAS1626
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
9.1705

Participates in the siege of Barcelona .

ref:673
7.1707

Scuttled at Toulon, but refloated.

FWAS1626
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
1725

Campaign on the coasts of Spain and Barbaria .

ref:673
8.1727Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels HulkFWAS1626
31.8.1743

Ordered to be broken up

FWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:673 Web Site

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