French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Apollon' (1683)

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L'Apollon
Nominal Guns	56	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1682	NNF-1715
Launched	1.1683	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	4.1683	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph Andrault (2^nd Comte de Langeron)French Naval Sailor Ship Builder Administrator Marine Service 1669-1706	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Transfered	2.1720	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck134' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.5232 (142′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.7244 (38′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2103 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck133'French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.2009 (141′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth37'French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0447 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck133' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.1984 (141′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.4005 (37′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Tons BM

Armament

1683Broadside Weight = 534 French Livre (576.2928 lbs 261.393 kg)W033
Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Gun Deck10 French 6-Pounder

4.1683Broadside Weight = 438 French Livre (472.6896 lbs 214.401 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck56 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.16833377 officers, 337 menNNF-1715
1696350 ref:1837

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871702Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
24.8.1683 - 25.10.1683Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navalesref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1707 - 1709Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
20.8.1702Benbow vs DuCasse
1707

From 1707 to 1709 , long three-year campaign in the Antilles and Mexico .

ref:673
6.1716Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
2.1720

Hulk transfered to the Compagnie des Indes

NNF-1715

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
7.1.1697-9.1697	Armement Mixte of Jean-Baptiste du Casse	Lord Jean Bernard Louis Desjeans (Baron de Pointis)French Naval Sailor Administrator Marine Soldier Service 1677-1699

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:673 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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