French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Fortuné' (1689)

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Le Fortuné
Nominal Guns	54	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1688	NNF-1661
Launched	16.7.1689	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	2.1690	NNF-1661
Home Port	St Malo - Brittany	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1661
Constructor	Blaise CoulombFrench Ship Builder Service 1688-1731	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
Sunk in Action	8.1707	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck132' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)42.8736 (140′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel108' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)35.0784 (115′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.6928 (38′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold16' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.2058 (17′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen900Ton

Armament

7.1689Broadside Weight = 402 French Livre (433.8384 lbs 196.779 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck8 French 24-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck16 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Owners

DatesOwnerSource
1695ref:692

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.1690330 NNF-1661
1695350with Captain Levesqueref:692

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871695Capitaine de Corsaireref:6921703Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871704Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871705Capitaine de Vaisseauref:687

Service History

DateEventSource
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
1695

Loan to privateering

Listing 60 guns , 350 mens and 800 Tx

Homeport St Malo

ref:692
1695

Took under Captain Levesque the ships "Elisabeth" , "Marchand" , "England Frigate" , "Dame Marianne" and "Grand Alexandre"

ref:692
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
29.7.1707Battle of Toulon

Notes on Ship

Ownerref:692

Not owner , loan to Geraldin

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

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