French ship Royal Louis (1692)
 Contemporary model of the Royal Louis, on display at the Musée de la Marine
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Namesake | Louis XIV of France |
| Builder | François Coulomb, Toulon Dockyard |
| Laid down | 9 April 1692 |
| Launched | 22 September 1692 |
| Completed | May 1693 |
| Out of service | 1723 |
| Stricken | 1723 |
| Fate | broken up 1727 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | First Rank ship of the line |
| Tonnage | 2600 |
| Displacement | 3928 French tons[1] |
| Length | 174 French feet[2] (56.52 meters)[3] |
| Beam | 48 French feet (15.59 m) |
| Draught | 21 - 26 French feet (6.82 - 8.45 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 French feet (7.47 m) |
| Complement | 1,050 in wartime; 990 in peacetime |
| Armament |
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| Armour | timber |
The Royal Louis was a First Rank ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, designed and constructed by François Coulomb. She replaced an earlier ship of the same name.
Following completion in 1693, the 48-pounder guns on her lower deck were replaced by 36-pounders. Subsequently, the 6-pounders and 4-pounders were replaced by 8-pounders and 6-pounders respectively.
Brest Dockyard noted in 1715 that she was usable only in summertime and her upperworks were beginning to rot. She was condemned in 1723 at Brest and broken up there in 1727.
References[]
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 223. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Nomenclature des Vaisseaux du Roi-Soleil de 1661 a 1715. Alain Demerliac (Editions Omega, Nice – various dates).
- The Sun King's Vessels (2015) - Jean-Claude Lemineur; English translation by François Fougerat. Editions ANCRE. ISBN 978-2903179885
- Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2017) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626-1786: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4738-9351-1.
- ^ The French pre-metric ton was 0.9635% of the equivalent English ton.
- ^ The French pre-metric foot was 6.575% longer than the equivalent English foot.
- ^ "Feet (French Measure) to Meters | Kyle's Converter".
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