French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Royal Louis' (1780)

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Le Royal Louis ➡ 1792 Républicain
Nominal Guns	110	FWAS1626
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	8.3.1778	FWAS1626
Named	3.12.1778	FWAS1626
Launched	20.3.1780	FWAS1626
First Commissioned	6.1780	FWAS1626
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1626
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	FWAS1626
Designed by	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1751-1802	FWAS1626
Constructor	Pierre-Alexander ForfaitFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1773-1806	FWAS1626
Category	First Rate	FWAS1626
National Rate	Premier Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	24.12.1794	FWAS1626

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck186' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)60.4128 (198′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel164' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.2672 (174′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth50' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)16.24 (53′ 3″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold24' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.8358 (25′ 8″ Imperial)
Displacement4,835Ton
Burthen2,500Ton

Armament

6.1780Broadside Weight = 1344 French Livre (1450.4448 lbs 657.888 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck30 French 48-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

12.1782Broadside Weight = 1164 French Livre (1256.1888 lbs 569.778 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

1784Broadside Weight = 1180 French Livre (1273.456 lbs 577.61 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

1794Broadside Weight = 1236 French Livre (1333.8912 lbs 605.022 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.17801,055 NNF-1774
1786950 FWAS1786
17941,070 FWAS1786

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1782Chef d'EscadreFWIKI1794Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI7.1794 - 24.12.1794Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
bef.5.1794 - 1794Contre-Amiralref:631

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
6.1780 - 1782Lieutenant de Vaisseauref:6731781 - 5.1781Capitaine en SecondFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
12.12.17812nd Battle of Ushant
20.10.1782Battle of Cape Spartel
1784Refitted as a 110 gun First Rate Ship of the Line
9.1792Renamed RépublicainNNF-1774
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1626Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Alejandro Garcia-Blessing on Monday 21st of January 2013 21:35

Was this ship lined with coper when first launched, or just the old treatment with fat and oil that made the hull look white? I am asking because this is the time when the British were beginning to use copper.

Posted by Tim Oakley on Thursday 19th of July 2012 05:32

24 Dec 1794 French Republican110 wrecked off Brest due to incompetence

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