French Fourth Rate frigate 'Le Havre' (1669)

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Le Havre ➡ 1671 Alcyon
Nominal Guns	40	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1666	W033
Launched	8.1669	W033
First Commissioned	12.1669	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	W033
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	W033
Designed by	Jean EsnaultFrench Ship Builder Service 1666	W033
Constructor	Jean EsnaultFrench Ship Builder Service 1666	W033
Category	Fourth Rate	W033
National Rate	Troisième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Last Mentioned	1686	W033

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Burthen400Tons BM

Armament

12.1669Broadside Weight = 178 French Livre (192.0976 lbs 87.131 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck18 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 4-Pounder

1677Broadside Weight = 196 French Livre (211.5232 lbs 95.942 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck18 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.16692,005 NNF-1661

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1668

Purchased on the stocks from the Compagne des Indes Orientales

NNF-1661
1670Rerated as a Quatrième RangFWAS1626
1671Rerated as a 36 gunner Quatrième RangFWAS1626
6.1671Renamed AlcyonNNF-1661
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
1674Rerated as a 38 gunner Quatrième RangFWAS1626
1675Rerated as a 40 gunner Quatrième RangFWAS1626
1677Rerated as a 44 gunner Quatrième RangFWAS1626
11.12.16772nd Battle of Tobago
1686

Condemned at Brest

NNF-1661

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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