French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Merveilleux' (1691)

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Le Merveilleux
Nominal Guns	90	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	2.1691	NNF-1661
Keel Laid Down	5.7.1691	NNF-1661
Named	13.5.1691	NNF-1661
Launched	19.11.1691	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	4.1692	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Foudroyant Class (1690)	NNF-1661
Designed by	Blaise PangaloFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1684-1706	NNF-1661
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Burnt	4.6.1692	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck157' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.9936 (167′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.2912 (46′ 10″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.496 (21′ 3″ Imperial)
Burthen1,600Ton

Armament

1691Broadside Weight = 910 French Livre (982.072 lbs 445.445 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.1692712 NNF-1661

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1692 - 4.6.1692Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1692 - 4.6.1692Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navales: on board from 1692ref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
2.6.1692Battle of La Hogue

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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