French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Rubis' (1704)

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Le Rubis
Nominal Guns	56	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	9.1703	NNF-1715
Launched	21.1.1704	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	4.1704	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Blaise CoulombFrench Ship Builder Service 1688-1731	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Broken Up	11.1729	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck141'French Feet (Pied du Roi)45.7975 (150′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth37' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)12.0485 (39′ 6″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15'French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.8991 (16′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen800Ton

Armament

4.1704Broadside Weight = 338 French Livre (364.7696 lbs 165.451 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.17043377 officers, 330 menNNF-1715

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
21.1.1704 - 1704Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1707Enseigne de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
6.1717

Condemned at Toulon

NNF-1715
8.1718

Foundered at Toulon

NNF-1715
1719Refitted as a Unrated Hulk
1719

Refloated and converted to a careening hulk

NNF-1715

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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