Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Neptunus' (1814)

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Neptunus
Nominal Guns	80
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	State Navy
Previously	French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Tilsitt' (1810) (86) 1810-1814 French 86 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Launched	1814
How acquired	Purpose built
Shipyard	Antwerpen - Flanders	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Bucentaure Class (1802)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Constructor	Pierre Jacques Guillaume Lair (Baron )French Ship Builder Service 1788-1825	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1818

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck182' 6French Feet (Pied du Roi)59.1156 (193′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel167' 0French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.2416 (177′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth47' 0French Feet (Pied du Roi)15.2656 (50′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold23' 6French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5245 (24′ 8″ Imperial)
Draught Forward21' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.0373 (23′ 1″ Imperial)
Draught Aft24' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.7952 (25′ 6″ Imperial)
Displacement3,868Ton
Burthen2,034Tonneaux

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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