The French flagship Saint-Phillipe (78 guns)

I have been collecting information for the Battle of Solebay, for the Privateers Bounty scenario. The French ships are frustrating, in that I find that there are many different figures, in particular for the Saint-Phillipe (d'Estrees' flagship). I have three sources:

• Jean Boudriot, Les Vaisseaux 74 à 120 Canons, 1995
• Cdt. Alain Demerliac, Nomenclature des Vasseaux du Roi-Soleil de 1661 à 1715, 1995
• J.C. Lemineur, Les Vaisseaux du Roi Soleil, 1996

Boudriot: 146ft x 36.5ft x 18.5ft 24-36pdr, 26-18pdr, 24-8pdr, 8-6pdr

Demerliac: 146ft (121ft keel) x 36.5ft x 18.5ft 24-36pdr, 26-18pdr, 24-8pdr, 4/8-6 or 4pdr

Lemineur: 144ft x 40ft x 18ft 12-24pdr, 28-18pdr, 12-12pdr, 26-8pdr, 6-4pdr

The two sets derived from Boudriot's publishing company are essentially the same, but M. Lemineur's is different. The armament seems to be what was carried earlier, while Boudriot's armament seems to be late in her career.