French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Dix-Huit Fructidor' (1799)

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Le Dix-Huit Fructidor ➡ 1800 Foudroyant
Nominal Guns	84	FWAS1786
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	12.1793	FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down	11.1793	FWAS1786
Launched	18.5.1799	FWAS1786
First Commissioned	28.3.1801	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Rochefort Dockyard - Rochefort	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Tonnant Class (1787)	FWAS1786
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FWAS1786
Constructor	Pierre-Elisabeth RollandFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1774-1810	FWAS1786
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1786
National Rate	Premier Rang	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FWAS1786
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FWAS1786
Broken Up	1834	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck182' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)59.1156 (193′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel167' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.2416 (177′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth47' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)15.2656 (50′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold23' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5245 (24′ 8″ Imperial)
Displacement3,868Ton
Burthen2,000Tonneaux

Armament

18.5.1799Broadside Weight = 1104 French Livre (1191.4368 lbs 540.408 kg)E-WIKI
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 12-Pounder

1807Broadside Weight = 1176 French Livre (1269.1392 lbs 575.652 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
18.5.1799854Design ComplementFWAS1786

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.1801 - 6.1801Lieutenant de Vaisseau0021825Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1800Renamed FoudroyantE-WIKI
11.4.1809Battle of the Basque Roads

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

002Thierry Pouliquen, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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