Royal sun (1669)
The Sun-Royal , second of the name in the French navy (1669 - 1693 - 1749), was a Ship of the line, launched in 1669.
This drawing of poop of the Royal Sun relates to that built in 1669 with Laurent Hubac in Brest and radoubé entirely in 1686 with this new decoration to be then " monté" by the Knight of Tourville and destroyed by English at the time of the battle of Houghe.
Dimensioning and principal characteristics
Royal Sun is probably launched in construction in 1667 with Brest by the Master carpenter Laurent Hubac. Grand Henry will first of all be called, then Royal Sun, finally Royal Sun; It is a vessel of first rank, equipped as the Royal Louis built in Toulon, of a forecastle. Only these two vessels at the time had this characteristic on order of the King. These vessels “Admiral” laid out moreover like another distinctive mark three lamps with the top of their poop and one on the chechmate of mizzen. Another specific characteristic to these vessels, a total armament of “cast iron”, actually of Bronze.
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