French Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Michel' (1686)

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Le Saint Michel
Nominal Guns	58	NNF-1661
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1686	NNF-1661
Launched	14.12.1686	NNF-1661
First Commissioned	7.1687	NNF-1661
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1661
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1661
Ship Class	Sans Pareil Class (1685)	NNF-1661
Designed by	Jacques DoleyFrench Designer Ship Builder	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
Wrecked	5.1704	NNF-1661

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck135' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.848 (143′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel118' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.3264 (125′ 8″ 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)
Burthen1,000Ton

Armament

7.1687Broadside Weight = 456 French Livre (492.1152 lbs 223.212 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 6-Pounder

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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1687350 NNF-1661
1696350 ref:1837

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1689Chef d'EscadreTRN21690Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6871692Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1.5.1689Battle of Bantry Bay
30.6.1690Battle of Beachy Head
19.5.1692Battle of Barfleur
1696

At Toulon .

ref:1837

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
7.1.1697-9.1697	Armement Mixte of Jean-Baptiste du Casse	Lord Jean Bernard Louis Desjeans (Baron de Pointis)French Naval Sailor Administrator Marine Soldier Service 1677-1699

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

TRN2William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:1837 Digital Book

ref:687Philippe de Vilette-Mursay, Book

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