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.
 Portrait of Reine by Willem van de Velde the Younger
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| Name | Royal Duc |
| Builder | Laurent Hubac, in Brest Dockyard |
| Laid down | October 1667 |
| Launched | December 1668 |
| Completed | March 1669 |
| Out of service | November 1699 |
| Renamed | Reine on 24 June 1671 |
| Fate | Taken to pieces in May 1688 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | ship of the line |
| Tonnage | 1,900 tons |
| Length | 155 French feet[a] |
| Beam | 42 French feet |
| Draught | 22 French feet 10 inches |
| Depth of hold | 19½ French feet |
| Decks | 3 gun decks |
| Complement | 750, +9 officers |
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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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