French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'América' (1788)

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L'América
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1786	NNF-1774
Acquired	21.5.1788	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Téméraire Class (1782)	NNF-1774
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	1.6.1794	NNF-1774
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'America' (1794) (74) 1794-1813 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1795 Renamed "Impetueux"

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck182' 0"Imperial Feet55.4736
Length of Keel149' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet45.4216
Breadth48' 7 ¾"Imperial Feet14.6495
Depth in Hold21' 7"Imperial Feet6.5786
Burthen1,884 ¹⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

6.1794Broadside Weight = 910 French Livre (982.072 lbs 445.445 kg)NNF-1774
Gun Deck4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
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
1794Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
aft.3.1790 - Sous-Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
1.6.1794Taken by the British at the Glorious 1st of June

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:12	Jon Miller	John Clarke SearleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1780-1811
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08	Jon Miller	British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12) 1794-1802 British 12 Gun Unrated Gun-brig

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