French ship Soleil-Royal (1692)

For other ships of the same name, see French ship Soleil-Royal and French ship Foudroyant.

History

France
Namesake:	"Royal Sun"
Laid down:	June 1692
Launched:	24 November 1692
Completed:	April 1693
Commissioned:	March 1693 as Soleil-Royal
Fate:	Scuttled
General characteristics
Length:	170 ft (52 m)(French measure)
Beam:	46 ft (14 m)(French measure)
Depth of hold:	22 ft (6.7 m)(French measure)
Armament:	104 guns

The Soleil Royal (Royal Sun) was a French ship of the line.

She was built in 1692 in Brest by Blaise Pangalo as Foudroyant ("Lightning").

In March 1693, she was renamed as Soleil Royal (the previous ship of that name having been burnt in June 1692) and brought into service.

She was scuttled in Toulon in 1707. She was later put back afloat, and sold for scrap.

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