French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Commerce de Paris' (1806)

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Le Commerce de Paris ➡ 1830 Commerce ➡ 1839 Borda ➡ 1863 Vulcain

1877
Nominal Guns110E-WIKI
NationalityEmpire Français
OperatorState Navy
Ordered14.5.1804E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down10.1804E-WIKI
Named7.11.1804E-WIKI
Launched8.8.1806E-WIKI
First Commissioned15.6.1807FWAS1786
How acquiredPurpose builtE-WIKI
ShipyardToulon Dockyard - Toulon E-WIKI
Ship ClassCommerce de Paris Class (1804)
Designed by
Jacques-Noël SanéFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1758-1836
E-WIKI
Constructor
Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
FWAS1786
CategoryFirst RateE-WIKI
National RatePremier Rang
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Sold1885E-WIKI

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck186' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)60.4128 (198′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel167' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.244 (177′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth50' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)16.24 (53′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Displacement4,755Ton 
Burthen2,600Tonneaux 

Armament


8.8.1806Broadside Weight = 1464 French Livre (1579.9488 lbs 716.628 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 8-Pounder

1828Broadside Weight = 1732 French Livre (1869.1744 lbs 847.814 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 36-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
8.8.18061,070Design ComplementFWAS1786

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1840 - aft.1.1.1841Capitaine de Vaisseau
André Louis Philippe Andréa de Nerciat (3rd Baron de Nerciat)French
Naval Sailor
Service 1805-1841
ref:6319.1843 - 1846Capitaine de Vaisseau
Fortuné Joseph Hyacinthe Le PrédourFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1804-1858
ref:6739.1849 - Capitaine de Vaisseau
Aimable Constant JehenneFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1812-1861
ref:631

11 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Aumonier de la Marine
Eugène IsnardFrench
Naval Sailor
Clergyman
Service 1841
ref:631bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Chirurgien-Major
Mathieu GuilbertFrench
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1841
ref:631bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Capitaine de Corvette
Louis DubutFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1841
Secondref:631bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Jean François RousseauFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1841
ref:631bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Julien Morin de la RivièreFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1841
ref:631bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau
François MassonFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1841
ref:631bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau
François Etienne Le CallochFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1829-1849
ref:631bef.1.1.1857 - 1857Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Edouard René MalletFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1831-1864
ref:631bef.1.1.1860 - 1861Lieutenant de Vaisseau
Charles Auguste Eugène Le CallochFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1841-1868
ref:631bef.1.1.1861 - 1861Médecin-Major
Octave LeclercFrench
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1861
ref:631bef.1.1.1861 - 1861Capitaine de Frégate
Charles Auguste Alfred PoidloueFrench
Naval Sailor
Service 1861-1870
Secondref:631

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Chirurgien de Marine
Jean Louis QuentinFrench
Naval Sailor
Medic
Service 1841
ref:631bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Commis d'Administration
Claude BourgoinFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1841
ref:631

Service History


DateEventSource
11.8.1830Renamed CommerceFWAS1786
5.10.1839Refitted as a Unrated Training ShipFWAS1786
18.12.1839Renamed BordaFWAS1786
18.8.1863Renamed VulcainFWAS1786

 
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