French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Trocadéro' (1824)

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Le Trocadéro
Nominal Guns	126	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	20.3.1813	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	9.1813	E-WIKI
Launched	14.4.1824	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	14.11.1824	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Austerlitz Class (1805)
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Constructor	Louis Charles Antoine BarrallierFrench Ship Builder Service 1816-1842	FWAS1786
Category	First Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Burnt	24.3.1836	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

14.4.1824Broadside Weight = 1562 French Livre (1685.7104 lbs 764.599 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck32 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.4.18241,130Design ComplementFWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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