French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Majestueux' (1780)

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Le Majestueux ➡ 1797 Républicain
Nominal Guns	110	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	20.4.1780	FWAS1626
Keel Laid Down	5.7.1780	FWAS1626
Launched	17.11.1780	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	4.2.1781	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	FWAS1626
Ship Class	Terrible Class (1778)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	FWAS1626
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	FWAS1626
Category	First Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Broken Up	10.1808	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck186' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)60.4153 (198′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel169' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.8912 (180′ 1″ 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)
Draught Forward23' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.4704 (24′ 6″ Imperial)
Draught Aft24' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.8358 (25′ 8″ Imperial)
Displacement4,700Ton
Burthen2,500Ton

Armament

17.11.1780Broadside Weight = 1296 French Livre (1398.6432 lbs 634.392 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck30 French 48-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder

1781Broadside Weight = 1164 French Livre (1256.1888 lbs 569.778 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

1784Broadside Weight = 1180 French Livre (1273.456 lbs 577.61 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

1793Broadside Weight = 1236 French Livre (1333.8912 lbs 605.022 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder
Upper Deck Bow Chaser32 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
17801,055Design Complement

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1799 - 1800Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1800Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

2 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1781 - 1782Chef d'EscadreBG10.1793 - 1794Contre-AmiralFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1781Refitted as a 106 gun First Rate Ship of the LineFWAS1786
12.12.17812nd Battle of Ushant
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
1784Refitted as a 110 gun First Rate Ship of the LineFWAS1786
5.1797Renamed RépublicainNNF-1774
1799

Undergoing repairs until 1800

FWAS1786
5.1807Disarmed at BrestNNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BGOfficial, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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