French Fourth Rate ship 'La Victoire' (1658)

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La Victoire
Nominal Guns	30	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1656	NNF-1610
Launched	18.6.1658	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	11.1658	NNF-1610
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	NNF-1610
Designed by	Jean-Pierre BrunFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1663	NNF-1610
Constructor	Jean LaureFrench Ship Builder Service 1666	NNF-1610
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1610
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Captured	5.4.1666	NNF-1610
Becomes	British Fifth Rate ship 'French Victory' (1666) (38) 1666-1672 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Ship

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Length of Keel82' 7"French Feet (Pied du Roi)26.7283 (87′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth27' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.7812 (28′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold10' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.4916 (11′ 5″ Imperial)

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.1658203 NNF-1610

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1661Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101663Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101664Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101666 - 5.4.1666Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
1665Armed en-fluteNNF-1610
1665Refitted as a 10 gun Sixth Rate Ship
5.4.1666Taken by
5.4.1666Taken off Lisbon by Tredagh and OxfordBWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

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