French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Rubis' (1664)

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Le Rubis
Nominal Guns	60	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1662	BWAS-1603
Launched	11.1664	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1.1665	TRN2
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	BWAS-1603
Ship Class	Rubis Class (1664)	TRN2
Designed by	Laurent Hubac (Sieur de Kervalennec)French Designer Ship Builder Service 1637-1682	BWAS-1603
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1603
National Rate	Second Rang	TRN2
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	TRN2
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	TRN2
Captured	18.9.1666	TRN2
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'French Ruby' (1666) (66) 1666-1686 British 66 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck135' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.848 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel113' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.7024 (120′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.368 (37′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.1968 (17′ 0″ Imperial)

Armament

1664Broadside Weight = 472 French Livre (509.3824 lbs 231.044 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck22 French 24-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck18 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck2 French 4-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1665 - 1666Capitaine de Vaisseau

Service History

DateEventSource
18.9.1666Taken by Off Cape Dungeness
18.9.1666Taken by Off Cape Dungeness
18.9.1666Taken by Off Cape Dungeness
18.9.1666Taken by Off Cape Dungeness

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

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