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.
 Aft of Dauphin Royal
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| Name | Dauphin Royal |
| Namesake | The Dauphin of France, heir to the French throne |
| Builder | François Pomet, in Toulon |
| Laid down | March 1667 |
| Launched | 29 March 1668 |
| Completed | April 1670 |
| Out of service | November 1699 |
| Stricken | Sold June 1700 |
| Fate | Broken up 1700 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | ship of the line |
| Tonnage | 1,800 tons |
| Length | 159½ French feet[a] |
| Beam | 43½ French feet |
| Draught | 24 French feet |
| Depth of hold | 20 French feet |
| Decks | 3 gun decks |
| Complement | 640, +9 officers; later 750 then 780 |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Notes edit
- ^ The (pre-metric) French foot was 6.575% longer than the equivalent English foot.
References edit
- 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
- Vaisseaux de Ligne Français de 1682 à 1780 1
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