French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Polonais' (1808)

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Le Polonais
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Launched	27.5.1808	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	25.7.1808	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Danube Group variant of Téméraire Class (1808)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Broken Up	1825	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel155' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.344 (165′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)
Draught Forward21' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8208 (22′ 4″ Imperial)
Draught Aft23'French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.4975 (24′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

27.5.1808Broadside Weight = 910 French Livre (982.072 lbs 445.445 kg)NNF-1800
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1809Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
17.6.1812 - Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
16.2.1809Sailed from Lorient E-WIKI
14.4.1809Capture of the d'Hautpoult
29.5.1809Arrived at Cherbourg E-WIKI

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
16.2.1809-29.5.1809	Squadron to Martinique 1809	Amable Gilles TroudeFrench Naval Sailor Service 1779-1824

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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