Photograph of a model lost in 1943 |
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| Career (Kingdom of France) | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Charles Morieur chantiers de La Roche Bernard |
| Commissioned: | 1636 |
| Decommissioned: | 1645 |
| In service: | 1631 |
| Out of service: | 1645 |
| Fate: | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 52 metre hull, 10 metre-long bowsprit |
| Beam: | 14.30 metres |
| 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 a war Galleon 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 construction was supervised by Isaac de Launay Razilly (who later assumed command of the ship)[1], and overseen by the famous carpenter Charles Morieur, from Dieppe. She was being constructed at Roache-Bernard; and was 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.