French galley 'La Réale' (1683)

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La Réale ➡ 1688 Invincible ➡ 1691 Grande Reale
Nominal Guns	5	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	10.1681	NNF-1715
Acquired	1683	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Marseille - Provence	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jean-Baptiste ChabertFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Unrated	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Galley	NNF-1715
Last known	1715	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck173' 3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)56.1915 (184′ 4″ Imperial)
Length of Keel143'French Feet (Pied du Roi)46.4483 (152′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth22' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.2268 (23′ 8″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold7' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)2.4901 (8′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacement450Ton
Burthen260Ton

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1684Général des Galères de Franceref:687

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1685Capitaine en Secondref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.1.1680 - 1680Sous-Lieutenant de Galèreref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
23.5.1683Second Bombardment of Algiers
17.5.1684Bombardment of Gènes
1.1688Renamed InvincibleNNF-1715
1691Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
1691Renamed Grande RealeNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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