French First Rate ship of the line 'L'Hercule' (1836)

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L'Hercule
Nominal Guns	100	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Launched	29.7.1836	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	c.1838	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Hercule Class (1824)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	E-WIKI
Constructor	Louis Charles Antoine BarrallierFrench Ship Builder Service 1816-1842	E-WIKI
Category	First Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Broken Up	1874	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck62.50Meters205′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth16.20Meters53′ 1″ Imperial
Depth in Hold8.23Meters27′ 0″ Imperial
Draught Aft8.23Meters27′ 0″ Imperial
Displacement4,400Ton
Length on the waterline62.00Meters203′ 4″ Imperial

Armament

29.7.1836Broadside Weight = 1380 French Livre (1489.296 lbs 675.51 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck28 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck30 French 30-Pound Carronade

1837Broadside Weight = 1558 French Livre (1681.3936 lbs 762.641 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck4 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck28 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck4 French 16cm Paixhans
Spardeck30 French 30-Pound Carronade

1850Broadside Weight = 1522 French Livre (1642.5424 lbs 745.019 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck8 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck22 French 30-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck8 French 22cm Paixhans
Middle Gun Deck24 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 French 16cm Paixhans
Upper Gun Deck20 French 30-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
29.7.1836916Design ComplementFWAS1786

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1837Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI1838 - 10.10.1838Capitaine de Vaisseauref:12412.1841 - 1841Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

13 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1838 - 10.10.1838Capitaine de Corvetteref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Enseigne de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Enseigne de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Enseigne de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Enseigne de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Enseigne de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:12411838 - 10.10.1838Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:124121.8.1839 - Enseigne de Vaisseauref:1241

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1838 - 10.10.1838Chirurgien-Majorref:1241

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1838 - 10.10.1838Commis d'Administrationref:1241

Service History

DateEventSource
2.1841

At the Levant .

ref:673
1860Refitted as a Unrated Prison hulkFWAS1786
25.9.1873

Ordered to be broken up

FWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1241 Book

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 14th of April 2021 09:08

Yep, possibly. Changed it to 1838 for the moment.

Posted by Jason M Archer on Wednesday 14th of April 2021 04:59

Commission date should probably be 1.5.1837.

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