~Le Soleil Royal~


Description
The French Soleil Royal was named in honour of the Sun king, Louis XIV. The Soleil Royal was one of the most powerful warships of her time. She was launched 1669 in Brest and carried 104 cannons. As flagship of the revitalized French Navy, brought into being by Minister of Marine Jean Baptiste Colbert, she was sumptuously decorated with wooden carvings, depicting a variety of motifs emblematic of the French monarch. The taffrail was embellished with a rendering of the sun god drawn across the sky by a team of horses, while the ornate figurehead showed a seahorse flanked by winged maidens.

In July 1690, at the battle of Beachy Head, admiral Tourville led the French fleet of 70 ships to a victory against the united English and
Dutch fleet of 57 ships. Two years later the situation was less favorable. On 20 May 1692, at the battles of Barfleur and La Hogue, a
French fleet with only 44 ships met the English and Dutch with twice as many ships off Pointe de Barfleur. Some the French ships could escape but the Soleil Royal was so strongly damaged that she ran aground when trying to escape to Cherbourg. On 23 May 1692 she was destroyed by English fireships.

This is also the largest ship in terms of volume and sail area I've built so far, though the sovereign of the seas is longer, this one is much spacier. Full interior as usual, enjoy it :) I also think that this is the best ship I've built so far, also in terms of  hull, sails, general look and detail, quite happy with it ^^.

Numbers
type: 1st rate ship of the line
length overall: 127 blocks
beam: 19 blocks
rig height: 115 blocks
weight: 1630 ton
draught: 10 blocks
guns: 102
decks: 5
masts: 3
sail area: 6515m²
Project time: ~40h

Terms
You may use the ship for your own projects, provided credit is given to me.
Also, Credit for the worldpainting I give to o00gareth00o
and should you like it I'd appreciate a shiny stone, some comments with feedback &/ fav.

Texturepack:
Conquest !