French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Friedland' (1840)

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Le Friedland ➡ 1865 Colosse
Nominal Guns	126	FWAS1786
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	20.2.1812	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	1.5.1812	FNIII
Named	10.9.1812	E-WIKI
Launched	4.4.1840	FWAS1786
First Commissioned	5.10.1840	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Cherbourg - Normandy	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Austerlitz Class (1805)	FWAS1786
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836
Constructor	Jean Michel SegondatFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1790-1846
Category	First Rate	FWAS1786
National Rate	Premier Rang	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FWAS1786
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FWAS1786
Broken Up	1879	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck196' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)63.6625 (208′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel178' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)57.8144 (189′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth50' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)16.4024 (53′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Forward23' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5065 (24′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Aft25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Displacement5,059Ton
Burthen2,794Tonneaux

Armament

10.1840Broadside Weight = 1858 French Livre (2005.1536 lbs 909.491 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck32 French 30-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck4 French 22cm Paixhans
Middle Gun Deck30 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 16cm Paixhans
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 16cm Paixhans
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 30-Pound Carronade

1853Broadside Weight = 1912 French Livre (2063.4304 lbs 935.924 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck8 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck24 French 30-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck8 French 22cm Paixhans
Middle Gun Deck26 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 30-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 30-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.4.18401,130Design ComplementFWAS1786

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1849 - 1849Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

5 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1849 - 1849Aumonier d'Escadreref:631bef.1.1.1849 - 1849Commissaire d'Escadreref:631bef.1.1.1849 - 1849Ecrivainref:631bef.1.1.1849 - 1849Vice-Amiralref:631bef.1.1.1849 - 1849Capitaine de Frégate , Chef d'État-Major de l'Amiralref:631

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.4.1840 - 1840Lieutenant de Vaisseau , in charge of the 154th Cieref:6315.10.1840 - 1840Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6315.10.1840 - 1840Lieutenant de Vaisseau , in charge of the 157th Cieref:631bef.1.1.1849 - 1849Lieutenant de Vaisseau , in charge of the 26th Cieref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
4.4.1840

At Cherbourg .

ref:631
5.10.1840

At Cherbourg .

ref:631
31.12.1864CondemnedFNIII
1865Refitted as a Unrated HulkFWAS1786
8.4.1865Renamed ColosseFWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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