French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Juste' (1691)

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British 100 Gun
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1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
(1762)
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Le Juste
Nominal Guns	64	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	7.1691	NNF-1715
Launched	20.12.1691	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	3.1692	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Designed by	Etienne SaliconFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1680-1691	NNF-1715
Constructor	Philippe CochoisFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1691-1692	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
Broken Up	1719	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck139'French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.1534 (148′ 1″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118'French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3384 (125′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3559 (40′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,050Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck138' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.8224 (147′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0176 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Draught Aft19' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1892 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Tonneaux

Armament

3.1692Broadside Weight = 498 French Livre (537.4416 lbs 243.771 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

3.1692Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck60 French Canons de Fer

1699Broadside Weight = 498 French Livre (537.4416 lbs 243.771 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 French 6-Pounder

1702Broadside Weight Unknownref:692
Gun Deck68 French Canons de Fer

1706Broadside Weight = 510 French Livre (550.392 lbs 249.645 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

1707Broadside Weight = 498 French Livre (537.4416 lbs 243.771 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 6-Pounder
Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1702 - 1703 Principal Managing Ownerref:1586

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.16923877 officers, 380 menNNF-1715
3.1692357 FWAS1626
1696Home: 380 Peacetime: 300 FWAS1626
1696380 ref:1837
1702370with Captain Levesqueref:692

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1702 - 1703Capitaine de Corsaireref:1586

Service History

DateEventSource
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
1699Rerated as a 62 gunner Troisième RangFWAS1626
1702

Listing as 68 guns

ref:692
1702

Took the ship "Bonne Aventure"

ref:692
1703Rerated as a Second RangFWAS1626
1706Rerated as a 66 gunner Second RangFWAS1626
1707Rerated as a 64 gunner Second RangFWAS1626

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
1702-1703	Armement Mixte de Levesque de Beaubriant	Jean Levesque de Beaubriant French Naval Sailor Ship Owner Privateer Service 1690-1703

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1586 Thesis

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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