French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Wagram' (1810)

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Le Wagram
Nominal Guns	126	FWAS1786
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	1809	FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down	4.1809	FWAS1786
Named	15.2.1810	FWAS1786
Launched	1.7.1810	FWAS1786
First Commissioned	3.1811	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Austerlitz Class (1805)	FWAS1786
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FWAS1786
Constructor	François-Frédéric PoncetFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1798-1800	FWAS1786
Category	First Rate	FWAS1786
National Rate	Premier Rang	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FWAS1786
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FWAS1786
Broken Up	1837	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck196' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)63.6625 (208′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel178' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)57.8144 (189′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth50' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)16.4024 (53′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Forward23' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5065 (24′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Aft25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Displacement5,059Ton
Burthen2,794Tonneaux

Armament

1.7.1810Broadside Weight = 1562 French Livre (1685.7104 lbs 764.599 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck32 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1.7.18101,130Design ComplementFWAS1786

Service History

DateEventSource
1818

Refitted. Completed in 1821

FWAS1786
15.10.1836

Struck from the list

FWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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Friday 24th of July 2026 08:52	Jon Miller	Philip AffleckBritish Naval Sailor Service 1743-1799
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