Le Superbe Brass Bottom Model Ship
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Louis XIVs great minister Colbert was in control of the Navy in 1663. In order
to rebuild the fleet, Colbert used the resources from Europe. He attracted shipwrights
from Malta, Barcelona, Holland, and other shipbuilding centres. Great shipwrights
such as Anthony Deane of England were used as occasional advisers.
A few large ships were built at Brest and Rochefort in the early 1660s but
the first real class of French ships of the line consisted of seven vessels
built in Holland in 1666. The process of expansion continued, culminating with
ships such as Le Superbe of 1671, registered at 1,300 tons and carrying up to
76 guns on two decks.
Colbert created his first regulations dividing the fleet into Rates. The First
Rate comprised the three-deckers from 80 guns upwards. It contained the sub-division
known as the premier rang extraordinaire, which included such vessels as the
Royal Louis and the Soleil Royal.
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