French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Pélican' (1693)

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Le Pélican

13999
Nominal Guns50NNF-1661
NationalityRoyaume de France
OperatorMarine Royale
Keel Laid Down4.1692NNF-1661
Launched1.1693NNF-1661
First Commissioned5.1693NNF-1661
How acquiredPurpose builtNNF-1661
ShipyardBayonne - Aquitaine NNF-1661
Ship ClassPélican Class (1692)NNF-1661
Constructor
Felix ArnaudFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1688-1691
NNF-1661
CategoryFourth RateNNF-1661
National RateTroisième RangNNF-1661
Ship TypeShip of the LineNNF-1661
Sailing RigShip RiggedNNF-1661
Wrecked5.9.1697NNF-1661

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck118' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3264 (125′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth32' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)10.4748 (34′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold12' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)3.9788 (13′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen500Ton 

Armament


1693Broadside Weight = 228 French Livre (246.0576 lbs 111.606 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck20 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1693280 NNF-1661

4 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1693 - 4.10.1693Capitaine de Vaisseau
Antoine d'Arcy (Seigneur de La Varenne)French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Administrator
Service 1693-1717
ref:6934.10.1693 - 13.10.1693Capitaine de Frégate
Jacques DuvignauFrench
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Marine
Service 1670-1695
ref:6931695 - 9.1695Capitaine de Vaisseau
Jean Baptiste Achard (Chevalier des Augiers)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1675-1706
ref:6921696 - 5.9.1697Capitaine de Vaisseau
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (Sieur d'Iberville et d'Ardillières)French
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Merchant Sailor
Service 1686-1702
TRN2

Service History


DateEventSource
5.1693

Foundered at Bayonne

NNF-1661
5.1693

Re-floated

NNF-1661
28.7.1693Battle of Bear Bay
20.9.1693Took the Ship of the Line
Diamond (42) 1652-1693
British 42 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
ref:695
26.8.1697Battle of Hudsons Bay
5.9.1697

Wrecked in Hudson Bay

NNF-1661

 
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Posted by Marie Louise Lauricella on Wednesday 29th of December 2021 16:54

Hello,
Would you know if Jacques Amelot was on the ship Pelican? Are there passenger lists for ships arriving in Canada from France in 1693-4?
Keep well.
Marie Louise

Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Monday 13th of June 2016 17:53

Commanders of le Pélican : 25/02/1693, de la Varenne, Capitaine. Then 04/10/1693 : capitaine de frégate Duvignau. 20/11/1694 : capitaine de frégate du Parc + lieutenant de vaisseau André d’Urtubie

Posted by Gérard ANGLADE on Monday 13th of June 2016 16:38

July, 1693, battle of Bear Bay in Spitsbergen; French Captain de la Varenne, commander of le Pélican and leader of a squadron of four French war ships (l’ Aigle, le Favory, le Prudent, le Pélican) captured or destroyed at least 26 Dutch whalers. Source: France AN MAR B/4/14 (2) f°522.

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