British Third Rate ship of the line 'Mont Blanc' (1805)

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Mont Blanc
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Mont Blanc' (1791) (74) 1791-1805 French 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line 1794 Renamed "Trente-et-un Mai" 1795 Renamed "Républicaine" 1796 Renamed "Mont Blanc" 1791 Renamed "Mont Blanc"
Captured	4.11.1805	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
Sold	8.3.1819	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck183' 2"Imperial Feet55.779
Length of Keel149' 7 ⅜"Imperial Feet45.4247
Breadth48' 8 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Burthen1,886 ⁴⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Service History

DateEventSource
10.11.1805Arrived at Plymouth and laid upBWAS-1793
1811Refitted as a Other Vessels Powder Magazine
1811Began fitting as a Powder Magazine at UnknownBWAS-1793
1815Completed fitting as a Powder MagazineBWAS-1793
8.3.1819Sold to John Small Sedger for £5,510BWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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