LA
COURONNE - FRENCH - 1638
Launched in the year 1638 at "Roche-Bernard" the
French vessel "LA COURONNE" was constructed based
on scientific instructions of the priest Fournier's theoretical
manual which is the hydrography. Richly decorated with sculptures
made of painted wood on her stem and on her quarterdeck "LA
COURONNE" had also some galleries with large rear windows
in form of arcs. She was in fact, three masts galleon with
80 fire-guns placed along a hulk of 50.7m and a maximum of
14.9 widths. Her main deck was 6m deep while the surface of
its sails measured about 2000m2 and she was constructed in
such a way, which allowed her to fire on the galleys in any
direction. Giving always the best of herself during her time
in the French navigation, "LA COURONNE" afterward
served as a model for the construction of many other vessels.
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