French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Athénien' (1798)

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L'Athénien			2211
Nominal Guns	64
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Maltese Third Rate ship of the line 'San Giovanni' (1789) (64) 1789-1798 Maltese 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	10.1798
Shipyard	Senglea - Malta
Category	Third Rate
National Rate	Second Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	4.9.1800
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Athenian' (1800) (64) 1800-1806 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck163' 3"Imperial Feet49.6836
Length of Keel132' 0"Imperial Feet40.2336
Moulded Breadth44' 0"Imperial Feet13.4112
Breadth44' 9"Imperial Feet13.4684
Depth in Hold19' 8"Imperial Feet5.8138
Burthen1,411 ⁸⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1798Broadside Weight = 756 French Livre (815.8752 lbs 370.062 kg)ref:609
Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1798450 ref:609

Service History

DateEventSource
4.9.1800Taken by the British At the surrender of Malta

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

ref:609 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 22nd of August 2012 19:59

5 Sept 1800 taken by the vessels blockading Malta

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