French Sixth Rate bomb vessel 'L'Eclatante' (1683)

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L'Eclatante
Nominal Guns	4	ref:689
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Launched	1683	ref:689
How acquired	Purpose built	ref:689
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	ref:689
Ship Class	Bomb Vessel Class Second Batch (1683)	ref:689
Designed by	Bernard Renau d'ElicagarayFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1670-1715	ref:689
Category	Sixth Rate	ref:689
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	ref:689
Last known	1683	ref:689

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:689
Burthen140French Tonneaux138.039

1696Broadside Weight = 12 French Livre (12.9504 lbs 5.874 kg)ref:689
Gun Deck6 French 4-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
168340Design Complementref:689

DatesRankNameSource
1684Capitaine de GalioteBNF1

DateEventSource
17.5.1684Bombardment of Gènes
19.6.1685Bombardment of Tripoli
26.6.1688Bombardment of Algiers

IDNameAuthorType

BNF1Onesime-Joachim Troude, Digital Book

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