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Bucentaure Class

Class InformationFWAS1786

A modified version of the Tonnant class, and officially recorded as the same.

In 1806 the armament on the gaillards was officially changed to 14 x 12pdr and 10 x 36pdr carronades.



NationalityFrance
Nominal Guns86
Approved1802
Designer
Jacques-Noël SanéFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1758-1836
RateThird Rate
TypeShip of the Line
Designed Crew866
Ships in Class20

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 1,140.00 French Livre (1,230.29 lbs 558.03 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 x French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 x French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 x French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 x French 36-Pounder Carronade

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed     182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Bucentaure (86) 1803-1805
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
16.9.1802Toulon Dockyard - Toulon 13.7.180321.10.1805Captured182' 6"167' 0"47' 0"23' 6"2,034
Le Neptune (86) 1803-1808
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
16.9.1802Toulon Dockyard - Toulon 15.8.180314.6.1808Captured182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Robuste (86) 1806-1809
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
26.3.1805Toulon Dockyard - Toulon 30.10.180626.10.1809Scuttled182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Ville de Varsovie (86) 1808-1809
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
30.4.1804Rochefort Dockyard - Rochefort 10.5.180813.4.1809Sunk in Action182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Donauwerth (86) 1808-1824
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
11.8.1806Toulon Dockyard - Toulon 4.7.18081.1824Broken Up182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
L'Eylau (86) 1808-1829
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
4.6.1804Lorient Dockyard - Lorient 19.11.18081.6.1829Broken Up182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Friedland (86) 1810-1814
French 86 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
6.1807Antwerpen - Flanders 2.5.18101.8.1814Transfered182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Sceptre (86) 1810-1830
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
26.12.1808Toulon Dockyard - Toulon 15.8.181016.1.1830Burnt182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Tilsitt (86) 1810-1814
French 86 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
6.1807Antwerpen - Flanders 25.8.18101.8.1814Transfered182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
L'Auguste (90) 1811-1827
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1814 Renamed "Illustre"
31.8.1807Antwerpen - Flanders 25.4.18111827Broken Up182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Pacificateur (86) 1811-1824
French 86 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
7.1807Antwerpen - Flanders 22.5.18111824Sunk as Target182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
L'Illustre (90) 1811-1814
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
7.1807Antwerpen - Flanders 9.6.18111.8.1814Transfered182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Diadème (86) 1811-1868
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
29.10.1807Lorient Dockyard - Lorient 1.12.18111868Broken Up182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Conquérant (86) 1812-1831
French 86 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
26.1.1809Antwerpen - Flanders 27.4.18121831Deleted from list182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Zélandais (86) 1813-1858
French 86 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1814 Renamed "Duquesne"
1815 Renamed "Zélandais"
1815 Renamed "Duquesne"
1830 Renamed "Zélandais"
UnknownCherbourg - Normandy 12.10.18131858Broken Up182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Magnifique (86) 1814-1837
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
29.10.1807Lorient Dockyard - Lorient 29.10.181412.1837Broken Up182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Centaure (86) 1818-1862
French 86 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
1823 Renamed "Santi-Pietri"
1811Cherbourg - Normandy 8.1.18184.1.1862Burnt182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Neptune (86) 1818-1868
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownLorient Dockyard - Lorient 21.3.18181868Broken Up182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
L'Algéciras (86) 1823-1846
French 86 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
20.2.1812Lorient Dockyard - Lorient 21.8.18231846Hulked182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034
Le Jupiter (90) 1831-1863
French 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
UnknownCherbourg - Normandy 22.10.18319.5.1863Hulked182' 6167' 047' 023' 62,034

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