French ship Tigre (1642)

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameTigre
NamesakeTiger
OwnerFrench Royal Navy
Builder"Jean de Werth" (real name Jan Gron), in Île d'Indret Dockyard
Laid down1640
Launched1642
Completed1644
FateSank off Sardinia on 23 September 1664
General characteristics
Class and typeship of the line
Tonnage300 tons
Decks2 gun decks
Complement170
Armament28 guns:
ArmourTimber

The Tigre was a 28-gun small ship of the line of the French Royal Navy, constructed by the Dutch shipwright Jan Gron (usually called Jean de Werth in French) at the new state dockyard at Île d'Indret near Nantes. She and her sister Léopard were two-deckers, but with only a few guns on the upper deck.

The Tigre sank off Cap de la Casse, Sardinia on 23 September 1644 while carrying material destined for Djidjelli in Algeria, with 64 men lost out of 122 aboard.