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French ship Dauphin Royal (1668)

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History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameDauphin Royal
NamesakeThe Dauphin of France, heir to the French throne
BuilderFrançois Pomet, in Toulon
Laid downMarch 1667
Launched29 March 1668
CompletedApril 1670
Out of serviceNovember 1699
StrickenSold June 1700
FateBroken up 1700
General characteristics
Class and typeship of the line
Tonnage1,800 tons
Length159½ French feet[a]
Beam43½ French feet
Draught24 French feet
Depth of hold20 French feet
Decks3 gun decks
Complement640, +9 officers; later 750 then 780
Armament
ArmourTimber

Dauphin Royal was a 104-gun ship of the line of the French Royal Navy. She was built at Toulon Dockyard, designed and constructed by François Pomet. She took part in the Battle of Beachy Head on 10 July 1690 (N.S.) and the Battle of Lagos on 28 June 1693, both times as flagship of Lieutenant-Général Louis-François de Rousselet, Comte de Châteaurenault, under Vice-Admiral Tourville. She was decommissioned in 1698 or 1699, and broken up in 1700.

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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