French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Duguesclin' (1848)

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Le Duguesclin
Nominal Guns	90	FNIII
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	16.3.1823	FNIII
Launched	3.5.1848	FNIII
How acquired	Purpose built	FNIII
Shipyard	Rochefort Dockyard - Rochefort	FNIII
Ship Class	Suffren Class (1824)	FNIII
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FNIII
Constructor	Antoine AuriolFrench Ship Builder Service 1816-1842	FNIII
Category	Second Rate	FNIII
National Rate	Premier Rang	FNIII
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FNIII
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FNIII
Converted to Steam	1858	FNIII

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Breadth on the waterline15.75Meters51′ 8″ Imperial
Length of Gundeck60.50Meters198′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth16.28Meters53′ 4″ Imperial
Depth in Hold8.05Meters26′ 4″ Imperial
Displacement4,058Ton
Length on the waterline60.17Meters197′ 4″ Imperial

Armament

3.5.1848Broadside Weight = 1326 French Livre (1431.0192 lbs 649.077 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck30 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle24 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 18-Pounder

1850Broadside Weight = 1522 French Livre (1642.5424 lbs 745.019 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck8 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck22 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck8 French 22cm Paixhans
Upper Gun Deck24 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 16cm Paixhans
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 French 30-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.5.1848811Design ComplementFWAS1786

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1853Contre-Amiralref:6311853Lieutenant de Vaisseau , Aide de Camp de l'Amiral Charnerref:631

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
7.1854 - Aspirant , rank ?ref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
aft.7.1854

Baltic campaign .

ref:631
26.9.1856

Decommissioned

FWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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