French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Magnanime' (1706)

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(1762)
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Le Magnanime
Nominal Guns	72/64	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	21.10.1705	NNF-1661
Keel Laid Down	3.1706	NNF-1661
Named	2.3.1706	NNF-1661
Launched	6.10.1706	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	1707	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1626
Ship Class	Lys Class (1706)	NNF-1661
Designed by	Etienne Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1668-1724	FWAS1626
Constructor	Etienne Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1668-1724	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Second Rang	FWAS1626
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Wrecked	1.1712	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck150' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.72 (159′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth41' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.3168 (43′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,400Ton

Armament

10.1706Broadside Weight = 788 French Livre (850.4096 lbs 385.726 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 French 4-Pounder

6.10.1706Broadside Weight = 784 French Livre (846.0928 lbs 383.768 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1707511 NNF-1661

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1707Chef d'Escadreref:673

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1707Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1711 - 1.1712Enseigne de Vaisseau†ref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
6.10.1706 - 1707Garde de la Marine, first postref:673

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1711 - 1.1712Volontaire de la MarineFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1707

Escort the Spanish galleons coming from America .

ref:673

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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