British Third Rate ship of the line 'Conquerant' (1798)

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Conquerant
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Conquérant' (1765) (74) 1765-1798 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Captured	2.8.1798	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Actif Class (1757)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	1.1803	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck181' 4"Imperial Feet55.1701
Length of Keel147' 9"Imperial Feet44.8105
Breadth46' 3"Imperial Feet14.0335
Depth in Hold21' 10"Imperial Feet6.4008
Burthen1,681 ⁹⁄₈₄' 4"Tons BM

Armament

12.1798Broadside Weight = 480 French Livre (518.016 lbs 234.96 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 6-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
24.12.1798 - 1799CaptainTNC

Service History

DateEventSource
12.1798Sailed from EgyptBWAS-1793
9.12.1798RegisteredBWAS-1793
17.7.1799Arrived at Plymouth and laid up
1.1803Broken up at Plymouth

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.8.1798-1798	Saumarez's Squadron 1798	Sir James SaumarezBritish Naval Sailor

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

TNCVarious, Periodical

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