French Second Rate ship of the line 'L'Inflexible' (1839)

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L'Inflexible
Nominal Guns	90	FNIII
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	18.8.1827	FNIII
Launched	21.11.1839	FNIII
First Commissioned	1840	FNIII
How acquired	Purpose built	FNIII
Shipyard	Rochefort Dockyard - Rochefort	FNIII
Ship Class	Suffren Class (1824)	FNIII
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FNIII
Constructor	Amédée-Ferdinand-Honoré-Marie Le Moyne de SérignyFrench Ship Builder Service 1801-1839	FNIII
Category	Second Rate	FNIII
National Rate	Second Rang	FNIII
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FNIII
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FNIII
Broken Up	1876	FNIII

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Breadth on the waterline15.75Meters51′ 8″ Imperial
Length of Gundeck60.50Meters198′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth16.28Meters53′ 4″ Imperial
Depth in Hold8.05Meters26′ 4″ Imperial
Draught Aft7.70Meters25′ 3″ Imperial
Displacement4,058Ton
Length on the waterline60.17Meters197′ 4″ Imperial

Armament

1840Broadside Weight = 1326 French Livre (1431.0192 lbs 649.077 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck30 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle24 French 30-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 18-Pounder

1841Broadside Weight = 1408 French Livre (1519.5136 lbs 689.216 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck4 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck26 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 16cm Paixhans
Quarterdeck/Forecastle24 French 30-Pound Carronade

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1841 - 1841Contre-Amiralref:631

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
bef.10.11.1844 - 1844Capitaine de Frégate , Capitaine en Secondref:631bef.1.1.1849 - 1849Capitaine de Frégateref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
c.1854 - c.1856Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1854

Used as a transport

FWAS1786
10.9.1856

Decommissioned

FWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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