French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Castiglione' (1812)

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British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
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British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
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British 90 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1773)
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British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1764)
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British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1783)
Canton (Unknown) 1790-1811
British Unknown Gun
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(1790)
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British Unknown Gun
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(1798)
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British 64 Gun
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British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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Le Castiglione
Nominal Guns	74	MIdN
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	4.1.1807	MIdN
Launched	2.8.1812	MIdN
How acquired	Purpose built	MIdN
Shipyard	Venice	MIdN
Ship Class	Pluton Group Small Variant of Téméraire Class (1805)	MIdN
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	MIdN
Constructor	Jean Marguerite Tupinier (Baron Tupinier)French Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1794-1817	MIdN
Category	Third Rate	MIdN
National Rate	Premier Rang	MIdN
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	MIdN
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	MIdN
Burnt to avoid capture	14.9.1814	MIdN

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Draught Aft22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Displacement2,900Ton

Armament

2.8.1812Broadside Weight = 1000 French Livre (1079.2 lbs 489.5 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Lower Gun Deck30 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
2.8.1812693Design ComplementE-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

MIdNVirgilio Ilari, Digital Book

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