Le Vengeur ➡ 1805 Impérial

Posted by Rcorre on Wednesday 13th of October 2021 12:56

Hello,
I think there is an error in the weight of the upper deck artillery pieces, which are 18 and not 12 for the imperial

I quote French Wiki.

Although called "ships of 118 guns", the units of the series range from 124 (according to the regulations of 1786) to 136 (according to the regulations of 1806) pieces of artillery if we count the carronades:
32 guns of 36 pounds in first battery;
34 24-pounder guns in the second battery;
34 12-pounder guns in the third battery;
18 8-pound guns and 6 36-pound howitzers on the forecastle.
The total weight of a broadside is 1,368 pounds of cast iron balls.

Beginning with the Imperial, launched in 1803, the 12-pounder guns of the Third Battery were replaced by 18-pounders.
The weight of a broadside increases to 1470 pounds of cast iron.

From the Austerlitz, launched in 1806, the armament of the fellows was modified, they now carried 14 8-pound guns and 12 36-pound carronades.
The weight of a broadside increases to 1,562 pounds of cast iron.

Under the July Monarchy and the Second Empire, the ships of the series were successively rearmed with 120 30-pounder guns.
The weight of a broadside then increased to 1,902 pounds of cast iron.