French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Breslau' (1808)

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Le Breslau
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Launched	3.5.1808	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Genoa - Liguria	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Pluton Group Small Variant of Téméraire Class (1805)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Condemned	1836	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
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)
Draught Aft22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Displacement2,900Ton

Armament

3.5.1808Broadside Weight = 1000 French Livre (1079.2 lbs 489.5 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck30 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805693Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1827Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1827Chirurgien Auxiliaire de Deuxième Classe , write a story of the Battle of NavarinoFWIKI1827Capitaine en SecondFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.10.1827Battle of Navarino

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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