French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Prompt' (1692)

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Le Prompt
Nominal Guns	70	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1692	NNF-1661
Launched	25.12.1692	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	3.1693	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	NNF-1661
Designed by	Rene LevasseurFrench Ship Builder Service 1692	NNF-1661
Constructor	Rene LevasseurFrench Ship Builder Service 1692	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Captured	12.10.1702	NNF-1661
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Prompt Prize' (1702) (70) 1702-1703 British 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck157' 9"Imperial Feet47.8576
Length of Keel129' 2"Imperial Feet39.321
Breadth45' 0"Imperial Feet13.716
Depth in Hold15' 4 ¼"Imperial Feet4.5784
Burthen1,391 ²⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck145' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)47.096 (154′ 6″ Imperial)
Length of Keel125' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2284 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck154' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.0192 (164′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.992 (42′ 7″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.9153 (16′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200French Feet (Pied du Roi)

Armament

1693Broadside Weight = 642 French Livre (692.8464 lbs 314.259 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck28 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck76 French Canons de Fer

1698Broadside Weight = 614 French Livre (662.6288 lbs 300.553 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck12 French 36-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1693Home: 510 Peacetime: 390 FWAS1626
1696500 ref:1837

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1696Capitaine de Vaisseauref:1837

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1701 - 12.10.1702Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
1698Rerated as a 76 gunnerFWAS1626
12.10.1702Battle of Vigo

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:673 Web Site

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