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Entendu Class

NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns205
Approved1671/08/27
Designer
Hendrick HouvensFrench
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1665-1692
RateFourth Rate
TypeShip
Designed Crew40
Ships in Class2

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 152.00 French Livre (164.04 lbs 74.40 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck8 x French 8-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck10 x French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 x French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 x French 4-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     120' 0"96' 0"30' 0" 500
Le Fâcheux (40) 1673-1675
French 40 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
1675 Renamed "Entendu"
27.8.1671Holland - Netherlands 11.167322.2.1675Burnt120' 0"96' 0"30' 0" 500
Le Brutal (40) 1673-1693
French 40 Gun
4th Rate Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 3ème Ordre)
1675 Renamed "Croissant"
27.8.1671Dunkerque - Flanders 11.167312.1693Broken Up105' 0"96' 0"26' 6" 350

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