French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Vainqueur' (1692)

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Le Vainqueur
Nominal Guns	84	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.1691	NNF-1715
Launched	24.2.1692	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1692	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Designed by	Laurent CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1664	NNF-1715
Constructor	Laurent CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1664	NNF-1715
Category	Second Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Foundered	1721	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck150' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.72 (159′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel125' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.9664 (45′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,600Ton

Armament

1692Broadside Weight = 834 French Livre (900.0528 lbs 408.243 kg)FWAS1626
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 6-Pounder

5.1692Broadside Weight = 840 French Livre (906.528 lbs 411.18 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck88 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.1692Home: 557 Peacetime: 507550 crew + 7 officersFWAS1626
5.16936399 officers, 630 menNNF-1715
1696507500 crew + 7 officersFWAS1626
1696620 ref:1837

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1703Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1693Chef d'EscadreFWAS16261704 - 24.8.1704Chef d'Escadre† Discharged DeadFWAS1626

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1703Garde de la Marineref:6731704Garde de la Marineref:1403

Service History

DateEventSource
17.6.1693Battle of Lagos
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837
22.5.1703Cap de la Roque
22.5.1703Took the Ship of the Line near Cap de la RoqueFWIKI
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
7.1707Sunk at Toulon to avoid shell fireNNF-1661
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
10.1707RefloatedNNF-1661
6.1717Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
27.7.1720Taken by the Russian off Grengam
1721Foundered at ToulonNNF-1715
9.1722Salvaged and broken upNNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1403Raoul de CisternèsBook

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:673 Web Site

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