French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Saint Georges' (1797)

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Le Saint Georges ➡ 1797 Sandos
Nominal Guns	64	FWAS1786
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Previously	Venetian Third Rate ship of the line 'San Giorgio' (1785) (70) 1785-1797 Venetian 70 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	23.7.1797	FWAS1786
First Commissioned	29.7.1797	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Venice	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Leon Trionfante Class (1716)
Constructor	Scabozzi ManaoVenetian Ship Builder	FWAS1786
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	3.1799	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck146.47Venetian Piedi50.7642 (166′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126Venetian Piedi43.8102 (143′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth37Venetian Piedi12.8649 (42′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold28.50Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament

23.7.1797Broadside Weight = 1078 Venetian Libbre Sottili (715.792 lbs 335.258 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck28 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1797Renamed SandosFWAS1786
31.10.1798Refitted as a Other Vessels HulkFWAS1786
3.1799Taken by the Russian CorfuFWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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