French Fourth Rate ship 'Le Grande Saint Jean' (1626)

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Le Grande Saint Jean ➡ 1638 Saint Jean de Bordeaux
Saint Jean de Hollande
Nominal Guns	20
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Purchased	10.1626
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Fourth Rate
Ship Type	Ship	NNF-1610
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1610
Last Mentioned	1641

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Burthen300Ton

Armament

10.1626Broadside Weight = 105 Imperial Pound (112.92 lbs 51.2175 kg)NNF-1610
Gun Deck8 French 16-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck10 Smaller guns

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1626122 NNF-1610

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1629UnknownNNF-16104.1635 - 1636UnknownNNF-16101638Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101639 - 1640Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
1638Renamed Saint Jean de BordeauxNNF-1610
22.7.1640Battle of Cádiz

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

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