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Vermandois Class

GunsNNF-1661

12-pounder for Orgueilleux in place of 18-pounder



NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns68
Approved1670
Designer 
RateSecond Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew459
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 612.00 French Livre (660.47 lbs 299.57 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck26 x French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 x French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 x French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 x French 4-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     146' 0"122' 0"39' 0"18' 0"1,400
Le Faucon (68) 1671-1687
French 68 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Orgueilleux"
UnknownRochefort Dockyard - Rochefort 6.16711687Broken Up146' 0"122' 0"39' 0"18' 0"1,400
Le Vermandois (68) 1671-1688
French 68 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Superbe"
UnknownRochefort Dockyard - Rochefort 9.16711688Broken Up     

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