French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Pacificateur' (1811)

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Le Pacificateur
Nominal Guns	86	E-WIKI
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	7.1807	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	9.1807	E-WIKI
Named	28.7.1807	E-WIKI
Launched	22.5.1811	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	8.1811	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Antwerpen - Flanders	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Bucentaure Class (1802)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Constructor	Pierre Jacques Guillaume Lair (Baron )French Ship Builder Service 1788-1825	E-WIKI
Category	Second Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Sunk as Target	1824	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck182' 6French Feet (Pied du Roi)59.1156 (193′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel167' 0French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.2416 (177′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth47' 0French Feet (Pied du Roi)15.2656 (50′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold23' 6French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5245 (24′ 8″ Imperial)
Draught Forward21' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.0373 (23′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft24' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.7952 (25′ 6″ Imperial)
Displacement3,868Ton
Burthen2,034Tonneaux

Armament

22.5.1811Broadside Weight = 1260 French Livre (1359.792 lbs 616.77 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1802866Design Complement

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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