French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Brave' (1683)

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Le Brave
Nominal Guns	58	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	6.1682	NNF-1661
Launched	7.6.1683	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	10.1683	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1661
Constructor	Etienne SaliconFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1680-1691	NNF-1661
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1661
National Rate	Troisième Rang	NNF-1661
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1661
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1661
Condemned	8.1697	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck132' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8736 (140′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel113' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)36.7024 (120′ 4″ Imperial)
Breadth35' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.4005 (37′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2239 (17′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton

Armament

1683Broadside Weight = 408 French Livre (440.3136 lbs 199.716 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck6 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck18 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 6-Pounder

1696Broadside Weight Unknownref:1837
Gun Deck60 French Canons de Fer

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
10.1683350 NNF-1661
1696350 ref:1837

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1692Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:1837 Digital Book

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