British Third Rate ship of the line 'Guerriere' (1798)

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Guerriere
Nominal Guns	74
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Peuple Souverain' (1757) (74) 1757-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1792 Renamed "Peuple Souverain"
Captured	1.8.1798
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Souverain Class (1757)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Noel PometFrench Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate
National Rate	Premier Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	8.1810

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck174' 9"Imperial Feet53.0383
Length of Keel140' 5"Imperial Feet42.6752
Breadth47' 6"Imperial Feet14.3474
Depth in Hold21' 10"Imperial Feet6.4008
Burthen1,685 ¹⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1.1799 - 1.1800CaptainBWAS-179310.1803 - 11.1804CaptainBWAS-17931806LieutenantBWAS-17931806 - 1807LieutenantBWAS-17931807MasterBWAS-1793

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.1803 - 11.1804Rear-Admiral of the BlueBWAS-1793

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1806 - 4.18061st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
9.12.1798RegisteredBWAS-1793
1.1799Receiving ship at GibraltarBWAS-1793
1.1800In OrdinaryBWAS-1793

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.8.1798-1798	Saumarez's Squadron 1798	Sir James SaumarezBritish Naval Sailor

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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