French Third Rate galleon 'Le Saint Charles' (1637)

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Le Saint Charles
Nominal Guns	28	NNF-1610
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1636	NNF-1610
Acquired	1637	NNF-1610
First Commissioned	8.1638	NNF-1610
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1610
Constructor	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	NNF-1610
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1610
Ship Type	Galleon	NNF-1610
Sold	1.1650	NNF-1610

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1610
Burthen400Ton

Armament

8.1638Broadside Weight UnknownNNF-1610
Gun Deck10 French Canons de Fer
Gun Deck18 French Canons de Fonte

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.1638190 NNF-1610

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1638UnknownNNF-16101638UnknownNNF-16101639 - 1640Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101641 - 1643Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101645Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-16101646Capitaine de VaisseauNNF-1610

Service History

DateEventSource
22.8.1638Battle of Guetaria
22.7.1640Battle of Cádiz
14.6.1646Battle of Orbitello
12.1649

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NNF-1610
1.1650

Sold at Toulon

NNF-1610

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1610Alain Demerliac, Book

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