French ship Royal Louis (1743)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Royal Louis.
Royal Louis was a First Rank ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, but was never completed. Launch was scheduled to be in 1743, but on 25 December 1742 she was set alight while still on the stocks, and burnt. It was claimed that this was an act of sabotage by a Señor Pontleau, who was tried and executed for the offence.[1]
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Decorations of Royal Louis | |
History | |
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France | |
Namesake | Louis of France |
Builder | Brest Dockyard |
Laid down | 13 March 1740 |
Launched | (not launched) |
Fate | Burnt on slip |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | First Rank ship of the line |
Tonnage | 3,000 |
Displacement | 4,834 |
Length | 185 French feet |
Beam | 50 French feet 8 inches |
Draught | 23¼ - 24¾ French feet (estimated)[lower-alpha 1] |
Depth of hold | 22 French feet 2 inches |
Decks | 3 gun decks |
Complement | 1,200 (intended, wartime) + 18 officers |
Armament |
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Armour | timber |
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