French galley 'La Réale' (1722)

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La Réale ➡ 1733 Valeur
Nominal Guns	5	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1719	NNF-1715
Launched	1722	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1723	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	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
Deleted from list	1743	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Displacementc450Ton
Burthenc280Ton

Armament

1723Broadside Weight = 40 French Livre (43.168 lbs 19.58 kg)NNF-1715
Bow Chaser1 French 36-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 18-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
172362210 officers, 210 crew & 402 ?rowers?NNF-1715

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1733Renamed ValeurNNF-1715

Notes on Ship

Oars?NNF-1715
28/29 bancs

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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