French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Tonnant' (1670)

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Le Tonnant
Nominal Guns	68	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1669	FWAS1626
Named	21.2.1670	FWAS1626
Launched	19.9.1670	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	6.1671	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FWAS1626
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	FWAS1626
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	FWAS1626
Category	Second Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Wrecked	11.5.1678	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck137' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.502 (146′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3354 (125′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0176 (39′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck137' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.502 (146′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3354 (125′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.7289 (38′ 5″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Forward17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft18' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8464 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,200Tonneaux

Armament

6.1671Broadside Weight = 446 French Livre (481.3232 lbs 218.317 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck10 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

6.1671Broadside Weight = 486 French Livre (524.4912 lbs 237.897 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1671409 NNF-1661
6.16714055 officers, 60 petty officers, 206 sailors, 134 marinesFWAS1626

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1673Chef d'Escadreref:6871677 - 11.5.1678Chef d'Escadreref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine en Secondref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
1672Rerated as a 64 gunnerFWAS1626
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
28.5.1673First Battle of Schooneveld
4.6.1673Second Battle of Schooneveld
11.8.1673Battle of Texel
1675Rerated as a 66 gunnerFWAS1626
11.12.16772nd Battle of Tobago

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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