French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Lion' (1804)

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Le Lion
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	30.6.1802	E-WIKI
Launched	12.1.1804	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Scuttled	21.10.1809	E-WIKI

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

1804Broadside 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

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1805Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1809Action of 1809-10-21

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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