Neapolitan Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Capri' (1810)

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Le Capri
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Kingdom of Naples
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	11.1808	E-WIKI
Launched	21.8.1810	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	1.1812	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Castellammare di Stabia - Campania	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
Transfered	21.8.1810	E-WIKI
Becomes	Scilian Third Rate ship of the line 'Capri' (1816) (74) 1816-1847 Scilian 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

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

21.8.1810Broadside 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

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1800Alain Demerliac, Book

W006Teemu Koivumaki, Web Site

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