French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Écueil' (1691)

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L'Écueil
Nominal Guns	66	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1690	FWAS1626
Launched	3.1691	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	6.1691	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Dunkerque - Flanders	FWAS1626
Designed by	Bernard Renau d'ElicagarayFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1670-1715	FWAS1626
Constructor	Bernard Renau d'ElicagarayFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1670-1715	FWAS1626
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Second Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Sold	aft.28.5.1710	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW033
Length of Gundeck137' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.502 (146′ 0″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0408 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 1"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5255 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Ton
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck140' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.472 (149′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth38' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.3695 (40′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2148 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1626
Length of Gundeck137' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.502 (146′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel120' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.976 (127′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0408 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Forward18' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8667 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Aft19' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1712 (20′ 2″ Imperial)
Burthen1,000Tonneaux

Armament

3.1691Broadside Weight = 498 French Livre (537.4416 lbs 243.771 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1691Home: 387 Peacetime: 307 FWAS1626
6.1691387 NNF-1661

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1694Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1694

On the coast of Catalonia during the sieges of Rosas and Palamos

ref:673
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
7.1707Sumberged to avoid shellfireNNF-1661
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon
1708RefloatedNNF-1661
7.4.1710

Condemned

FWAS1626
28.5.1710Ordered to be soldFWAS1626

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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