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L'Austerlitz

1872
Nominal Guns126FWAS1786
NationalityEmpire Français
OperatorState Navy
Ordered19.12.1805FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down4.1806FWAS1786
Named10.4.1806FWAS1786
Launched15.8.1808FWAS1786
First Commissioned16.8.1809FWAS1786
How acquiredPurpose builtFWAS1786
ShipyardToulon Dockyard - Toulon FWAS1786
Ship ClassAusterlitz Class (1805)
Designed by
Jacques-Noël SanéFrench
Naval Sailor
Designer
Ship Builder
Administrator
Service 1758-1836
FWAS1786
Constructor
Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
FWAS1786
CategoryFirst RateFWAS1786
National RatePremier Rang
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Broken Up1837FWAS1786

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck196' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)63.6625 (208′ 10″ Imperial)
Length of Keel178' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)57.8144 (189′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth50' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)16.4024 (53′ 9″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Forward23' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5065 (24′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Aft25' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)8.12 (26′ 7″ Imperial)
Displacement5,059Ton 
Burthen2,794Tonneaux 

Armament


5.1809Broadside Weight = 1568 French Livre (1692.1856 lbs 767.536 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck32 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder
Roundhouse6 French 36-Pounder Carronade

1827Broadside Weight = 1734 French Livre (1871.3328 lbs 848.793 kg) 
Lower Gun Deck32 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck2 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle24 French 36-Pounder Carronade

1 Supernumerary


DatesRankNameSource
1813Commissaire de la Marine
Jean Claude Cyprien SansonFrench
Naval Sailor
Administrator
Service 1794-1835
, Commissaire de l’Armée
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Service History


DateEventSource
1821

Refitted

FWAS1786
8.3.1837

Struck from the list

FWAS1786

 
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