French ship La Réale (1694)
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| File:The réale returning to port.jpg The “Réale” returning to port | |
| Career (Kingdom of France) | French Navy Ensign |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | "Royal" |
| Laid down: | December 1692 |
| Launched: | April 1694 |
| Commissioned: | May 1694 |
| Decommissioned: | 1720 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Extraordinary galley |
| Displacement: | 280 tonnes |
| Length: | 57 metres |
| Beam: | 7.7 metres |
| Draught: | 2.5 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Sail 32 pairs of oars, 6 oarsmen on each oar |
| Complement: |
384 oarsmen |
| Armament: |
5 guns:
1 36-pounder |
| Armour: | Timber |
La Réale ("Royal one") was an extraordinary galley (galère extraordinaire)[1] of the French Navy, flagship of the galleys of France under Louis XIV.
The status of Réale was thus defined:
| “ | (Réale) is the name of the main galley of an independent kingdom, not of a tributary kingdom annexed to a greater one. The Réale, in France, is reserved for the general of the galleys and flies the royal ensign which distinguishes it from the others. This ensign is square in shape and red in colour, with golden fleurs-de-lys. The main galley of the Pope is also named Réale because of the precedence granted by all crowned heads of Roman Catholic States to this leader of the Church of Rome. The Kingdoms of Cyprus and Candia, once the possessions of the Republic of Venice, give it permission to grant the quality of Réale to the first among its galleys. The Genoese argue for the same rights because of the Kingdom of Corsica. But the contests for the right of salute between this (Genoese Réale) and captains from Tuscany and Malta have long kept her from taking to sea. The main galleys of Naples, Sicily and Sardinia are each called captains Réale. [2] | ” |
The decorations of the stern are on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris. The museum also features a contemporary model of an ordinary galley modified to look like the Réale.
- Poupe-de-la-galere-la-reale.jpg
Notes and references
- ↑ In the French nomenclature for galleys, "ordinary galleys" had 26 pairs of oars with 6 oarsmen per bank; "extraordinary" ones had 29, 30 or 32 banks with 6 or 7 oarsmen.
- ↑
“ C'est le nom de la principale galère d'un royaume indépendant, mais non pas d'un royaume feudataire, et qui est annexé à un plus grand. La Réale est destinée en France pour le général des galères, et elle a l'étendard royale qui la distingue des autres. Cet étendard est de figure carrée et de couleur rouge, semé de fleurs de lys d'or. La principale galère du Pape est aussi appelée Réale, à cause du pas que toutes les têtes couronnées des États catholiques donnent à ce chef de l'Église de Rome. Les Royaumes de Cypre et de Candie, que la République de Venise a possédés, l'autorisent à donner la qualité de Réale à la première de ses galères. Les Génois prétendent la même cause à cause du Royaume de Corse. Mais les contestations arrivées pour le salut, entre cette galère et les capitaines de Toscane et de Malte, l'empêchent depuis longtemps de paraître en mer. Les principales galères des escadres de Naples, de Sicile et de Sardaigne, s'appellent chacune capitain Réale. (Dictionnaire de Marine, Jean Covens and Corneille Mortier, 1702) [1] ”
External links
- (French) Les galères du Roi-Soleil
- (French) Ornements de poupe de la galère « Réale »
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