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Soleil Royal (Royal Sun) was a 104-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was the flagship of Admiral Anne Hilarion de Tourville.

She was built in Brest, France between 1668 and 1670 by shipwright Laurent Hubac, was launched in 1669, and remained unused in the Brest harbor for years. She was recommissioned with 112 guns and 1200 men when the Nine Years' War broke out in 1688 as the flagship of the Ponant Fleet.

She was said to be a good sailing ship and her decorations were among the most beautiful and elaborate of all baroque flagships. The emblem of the "sun" had been chosen by Louis XIV as his personal symbol.

The *Soleil Royal* (Royal Sun) was a French 104-gun ship of the line and the flagship of Admiral Tourville. She was built in Brest between 1669 and 1671 by the engineer Laurent Hubac and commissioned as the flagship of the *Escadre du Ponant* (Western Squadron). She was reputed to be an excellent sailing ship, and her decorations were among the finest and most elaborate of any Baroque flagship. The "sun" emblem had been chosen by Louis XIV as his personal symbol.

The Battle of Barfleur began on May 19, 1692, and lasted nearly two days. After sustaining heavy damage, she broke away from the main force along with three other ships and was systematically destroyed by cannon fire and incendiary attacks from the Anglo-Dutch fleet. It was reported that those responsible for her destruction felt ashamed to have taken part in it.

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