French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Frédéric' (1666)

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Le Frédéric ➡ 1671 Admirable
Nominal Guns	64	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	1665	FWAS1626
Keel Laid Down	5.1665	FWAS1626
Launched	1666	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	12.1666	NNF-1661
How acquired	Built by Contract	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Copenhagen - Zealand	NNF-1661
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Broken Up	1.1677	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck139' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.1472 (148′ 1″ Imperial)
Length of Keel114' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.0388 (121′ 6″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.3788 (37′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold13' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.3036 (14′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,100Tonneaux

Armament

1674Broadside Weight = 482 French Livre (520.1744 lbs 235.939 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck12 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck14 French 18-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 French 6-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.1666505 NNF-1661

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1672Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
7.6.1671Renamed AdmirableFWAS1626
28.5.1672Battle of Solebay
1674Rerated as a 72 gunnerFWAS1626
1676Rerated as a 60 gunnerFWAS1626
4.1676Refitted as an unarmed Other Vessels HulkFWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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