French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Lion' (1794)

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Le Lion ➡ 1793 Marat ➡ 1795 Formidable
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	8.1791	BWAS-1793
Launched	29.4.1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	BWAS-1793
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Captured	23.6.1795	BWAS-1793
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Belleisle' (1795) (74) 1795-1814 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck184' 5"Imperial Feet56.0847
Length of Keel149' 5 ¼"Imperial Feet45.4216
Breadth48' 9"Imperial Feet14.659
Depth in Hold21' 7 ½"Imperial Feet6.4135
Burthen1,889 ⁷⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

29.4.1794Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1795Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1793Renamed MaratBWAS-1793
5.1795Renamed FormidableE-WIKI
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
23.6.1795Taken by the British at the Action of Ile Groix

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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