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Friday, 31 May 2019

French navy in 1733

In the Collectie Van Hardenbroek no.'s 69-70 (National Archive at The Hague) is a list of the French navy dated 1733 available. Despite the limited amount of information the list is still worth to be published. Between brackets the number of guns.

At Brest: le Foudroant (104), le Spectre (74), le Bourbon (74), le Neptune (74), le Lys (72), l'Aimable (70), le Fleuron (68), l'Elisabet (64), le Grafton (62), l'Achille (62), l'Eclatant (62), l'Hercule (60), le Triton (60), le St. Louis (62), le Brillant (60), le Mercure (60), le Content (56), le Ruby (50), le Grifioen (48) and le Parfait (46).

At Toulon: le Duc d'Orleans (74), le Ferme (74), l'Esperance (74), le St. Esprit (74), le Conquerant (68), l'Henry (60), l'Eole (64), l'Heureux (60), le Solide (64), le Leopard (64), la Toulouse (62), le Diamant (50), l'Aquilon (50), le Tigre (50), l'Alcion (50), 2 frigates, 3 'barques' and 2 brigantines.
At Rochefort: le Juste (76), le St. Philippe (62), l'Ardent (62), le Francois (50), le Heros (46), la Nerayde (40), 2 frigates and 5 fluyts.

At Le Havre: le Jason (50) and 2 frigates.