French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Ville de Berlin' (1807)

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Le Ville de Berlin ➡ 1815 Atlas
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Launched	6.9.1807	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Antwerpen - Flanders	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Pluton Group Small Variant of Téméraire Class (1805)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	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
Broken Up	1819	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Draught Aft22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Displacement2,900Ton

Armament

6.9.1807Broadside Weight = 1000 French Livre (1079.2 lbs 489.5 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck30 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805693Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1807Capitaine de Vaisseau TransferedE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1807

In early 1807, under Captain Leduc , sailed from Anvers to Flessingen .

E-WIKI
28.7.1809Walcheren Expedition
7.1815Renamed AtlasE-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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Posted by Jon Miller on Tuesday 30th of June 2026 03:42

Portsmouth, 30 March 1816: The following thirty ships, at this port, are ordered to be sold, or taken to pieces. Those employed as receiving ships, powder ships, and military depots, are to be retained so long as they may be required for those services: Blake, Fortunee, Gladiator, Malacca, Emerald, Castor, Prince, Excellent, Elephant, Mars, Magnificent, Royal Oak, Swiftsure, Victorious, York, Hyperion, Atlas, Fortitude, San Antonio, Bull Dog, Alcide, Robust, Cuba, Squirrel, Pluto, Speedy, Prince George, Arve Princen, Hygeia.
The Tuscan and Tickler, at Plymouth, are to be sold; the Majestic and Medusa have been broken up at Pater Yard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 1 April 1816]

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