French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Ferme' (1785)

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Le Ferme ➡ 1792 Phocion
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	12.1784	E-WIKI
Launched	16.9.1785	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Téméraire Class (1782)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Mutinied	18.1.1793	E-WIKI
Becomes	Spanish Third Rate ship of the line 'Ferme' (1793) (74) 1793-1808 Spanish 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel155' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.344 (165′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Displacement2,900Ton

Armament

16.9.1785Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1782Capitaine de Vaisseau3DECKS1792 - 18.1.1793Capitaine de Vaisseau3DECKS

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1792Enseigne de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1792Renamed PhocionE-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

3DECKSManuel Blasco Felip, Cy Harrison, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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