How many ships did the French navy have before and after Jean-Baptiste Colbert’s naval expansion?

Under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the French Navy underwent a significant expansion as part of his efforts to establish France as a major sea power.

When Colbert took office, the fleet was relatively small, consisting of approximately 25 ships in 1661. Through his extensive reforms—which included reorganizing recruitment, refurbishing ports and arsenals, and fostering domestic shipbuilding—he successfully increased the size of the navy to 144 ships by 1677.1