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Florissant Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns70
Approved1667
Designer
Rodolphe GédéonFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1610-1669
RateSecond Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew455
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 540.00 French Livre (582.77 lbs 264.33 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck12 x French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 x French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck12 x French 12-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck14 x French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 x French 8-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     146' 0"116' 0"39' 0"17' 0"1,400
Le Joli (70) 1670-1687
French 70 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Henri"
1667Toulon Dockyard - Toulon 2.10.16706.1687Sold for Break Up146' 0"116' 0"39' 0"17' 0"1,400
Le Rubis (70) 1670-1696
French 70 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1671 Renamed "Florissant"
1667Toulon Dockyard - Toulon 15.10.16703.1696Sunk as Breakwater146' 0"116' 0"39' 0"17' 0"1,400

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