French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Scipion' (1801)

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Le Scipion
Nominal Guns	74	W006
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1798	W006
Acquired	29.3.1801	W006
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	W006
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)	W006
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	010
Category	Third Rate	W006
National Rate	Premier Rang	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Captured	4.11.1805	W006
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Scipion' (1805) (74) 1805-1819 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent010
Length of Gundeck182' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet55.4768
Length of Keel150' 0"Imperial Feet45.72
Breadth48' 7 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold21' 10"Imperial Feet6.4008
Burthen1,887 ³⁹⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 908 French Livre (979.9136 lbs 444.466 kg)010
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle6 French 8-Pounder
Roundhouse2 French 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805640Establishment010

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 4.11.1805Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
4.11.1805Battle of Cape Ortegal
4.11.1805Taken by the British At the Battle of Cape Ortegal

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

010Peter Goodwin, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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