French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Triton' (1823)

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Le Triton
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Launched	22.9.1823	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	12.1824	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Danube Group variant of Téméraire Class (1808)	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
Last known	1851	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
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)
Draught Forward21' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8208 (22′ 4″ Imperial)
Draught Aft23'French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.4975 (24′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1823Broadside Weight = 978 French Livre (1055.4576 lbs 478.731 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Forecastle6 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1840Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1840

At Toulon .

ref:673
1.1.1841

In Mediterranean .

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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