The Le SOLEIL Royal was built in Brest, France, 1669, armed with 104 guns. She was named in honor of the Sun King, Louis XIV, as a flagship of the revitalized French Navy.
The ship was one of the most powerful ships of her day and was sumptuously decorated with wooden carvings depicting a variety of motifs emblematic of the French monarch.
On May 29, 1692, the Soleil Royal achieved its hour of glory, with a formation of 45 ships defeated the English and Dutchfleets, which boasted a combined strength of 97 vessels.
