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

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Le Tonnerre
Nominal Guns	74	W006
Nationality	Empire Français
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	16.4.1794	W006
Keel Laid Down	22.9.1794	W006
Named	1795	W006
Launched	9.6.1808	W006
How acquired	Purpose built	W006
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	W006
Ship Class	Danube Group variant of Téméraire Class (1808)	W006
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	W006
Category	Third Rate	W006
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W006
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W006
Sunk to avoid capture	1809	W006

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

9.6.1808Broadside Weight = 1010 French Livre (1089.992 lbs 494.395 kg)NNF-1800
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle10 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
2.1808 - 10.6.1808Chirurgien de Troisième Classe, , second ship of the year ?? , no date engagementref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
12.4.1809

Beached at Battle of Basque Road. Her crew scuttle her by fire to avoid her capture

E-WIKI

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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