text: Fier 90/94 guns (designed and built by Honoré Malet and Pierre Masson, launched 1694 at Rochefort) – broken up 1713
  Second Rank Ships ("vaisseaux de Deuxième Rang")
  Before 1670, the Second Rank consisted of ships of the line carrying from 50 up to 64 carriage guns (although there were exceptions); from 1671 this comprised ships of between 62 and 68 guns; in 1683 this was comprised ships carrying from 64 to 76 guns (again with exceptions), and by 1710 even 64-gun ships had been reduced to the Third Rate. Most Second Rank ships were two-decked vessels, i.e. carrying two complete gundecks, usually plus a few smaller carriage guns mounted on the gaillards; however, the Second Rank initially also included numerous ships nominally described as three-deckers (although all had a break in the 3rd tier of guns or "upper deck") launched up until 1682, after which all three-deckers were First Rates; these three-deckers are listed below before the two-deckers.Nominal three-decked ships:
  Bourbon 66 guns (designed and built by Jean-Pierre Brun, launched 22 November 1665 at Soubise) – renamed Éclatant (64 guns) in June 1671; deleted 1684
  Prince 64, later 70 guns (designed and built by Laurent Hubac, launched April 1666 at Brest) – renamed Sans Pareil in June 1671; wrecked 1679