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French ship Royal Duc (1668)

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Portrait of Reine by Willem van de Velde the Younger
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameRoyal Duc
BuilderLaurent Hubac, in Brest Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1667
LaunchedDecember 1668
CompletedMarch 1669
Out of serviceNovember 1699
RenamedReine on 24 June 1671
FateTaken to pieces in May 1688
General characteristics
Class and typeship of the line
Tonnage1,900 tons
Length155 French feet[a]
Beam42 French feet
Draught22 French feet 10 inches
Depth of hold19½ French feet
Decks3 gun decks
Complement750, +9 officers
Armament
ArmourTimber

Royal Duc was a 104-gun ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. She was built at Brest Dockyard, designed and constructed by Laurent Hubac. Her name was altered to Reine on 24 June 1671. She took part in the two Battles of Schooneveldt on 7 and 13 June 1671 (N.S.) and the Battle of Texel on 21 August 1673, each time as flagship of Vice-Admiral Jean d'Estrées. She was condemned in April 1688, and broken up in the following month.

Notes

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  1. ^ The (pre-metric) French foot was 6.575% longer than the equivalent English foot.

References

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  • 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
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  • Vaisseaux de Ligne Français de 1682 à 1780 1