French ship Royal Louis (1668)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Royal Louis.
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Louis of France |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | First-rate ship of the line |
| Armament: | 118 guns (30-36, 30-18, 32-12 , 26-6) |
| Armour: | timber |
The Royal Louis was a First-rate ship of the line of the French Royal Navy.
On his visit to Toulon in 1683, the English naval engineer Edmund Dummer described the Royal Louis as "a great ship and glorious in her first carving, no doubt; but to my judgment not of good proportion, nor good workmanship, her figure under water I know not, nor is that above to be admired".[1]
References
- ↑ Fox, Celina (2007). "The Ingenious Mr Dummer: Rationalizing the Royal Navy in Late Seventeenth-Century England" (PDF). Electronic British Library Journal. p. 17. http://www.bl.uk/eblj/2007articles/pdf/ebljarticle102007.pdf. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
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