French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Duguay Trouin' (1800)

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Le Duguay Trouin
Nominal Guns	74	W006
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	15.11.1794	W006
Acquired	25.3.1800	W006
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	W006
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)	W006
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	W006
Constructor	Pierre Jacques Nicolas Rolland (Baron )French Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1785-1836	ref:673
Category	Third Rate	W006
National Rate	Premier Rang	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	4.11.1805	W006
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Implacable' (1805) (74) 1805-1949 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1943 Renamed "Foudroyant"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck181' 6"Imperial Inch4.5974 (15′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel148' 11 ⅝"Imperial Inch3.7592 (12′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth48' 11"Imperial Inch1.2192 (3′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 7"Imperial Inch0.508 (1′ 7″ Imperial)
Burthen1,895 ²²⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

25.3.1800Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

1805Broadside Weight = 910 French Livre (982.072 lbs 445.445 kg)W006
Gun Deck4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Gun Deck16 French 8-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 3.11.1805Capitaine de VaisseauTRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
29.8.1803Action of 1803-08-29
2.9.1803Action of 1803-09-02
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
4.11.1805Battle of Cape Ortegal
4.11.1805Taken by the British At the Battle of Cape Ortegal

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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