French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Sceptre' (1810)

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Le Sceptre
Nominal Guns	86	E-WIKI
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	26.12.1808	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	3.1809	E-WIKI
Named	17.3.1809	E-WIKI
Launched	15.8.1810	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	17.3.1811	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	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	François-Frédéric PoncetFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1798-1800	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Burnt	16.1.1830	E-WIKI

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

Armament

15.8.1810Broadside Weight = 1140 French Livre (1230.288 lbs 558.03 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1802866Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
17.3.1811 - 1811Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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