French ship La Couronne (1636)
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| Career Kingdom of France |  |
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| Builder: | Charles Morieur chantiers de La Roche Bernard |
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| Commissioned: | 1636 |
| Decommissioned: | 1645 |
| In service: | 1631 |
| Out of service: | 1645 |
| Status: | scrapped |
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| Length: | 52 metre hull, 10 metre-long bowsprit |
| Beam: | 14.30 metres |
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| Complement: | 643 men |
| Armament: | 68 guns |
La Couronne (French for "crown") was an emblematic ship of the French Navy built by Richelieu.
La Couronne was the first man of war built by the French themselves in accordance to Richelieu's plans to renew the French Navy, after a series of ships built by the Dutch. The contruction was overseen by the famous carpenter Charles Morieur, from Dieppe. She one of the most advanced units of her time. She bore 68 heavy guns, 8 firing to the bow and 8 to the aft, an unusual feature until Dupuy de Lôme redesigned naval artillery.
The Couronne took part in the siege of Hondarribia in 1638, and another expedition to Spain in 1639 under Henri de Sourdis.
