French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Souverain' (1819)

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Le Souverain
Nominal Guns	126	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	20.3.1813	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	4.1813	E-WIKI
Launched	25.8.1819	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	16.4.1840	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Austerlitz Class (1805)	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
Rebuilt	10.5.1852	E-WIKI

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

25.8.1819Broadside Weight = 1562 French Livre (1685.7104 lbs 764.599 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck32 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck34 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 French 8-Pounder

1857Broadside Weight = 2032 French Livre (2192.9344 lbs 994.664 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck16 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck16 French 36-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck8 French 22cm Paixhans
Middle Gun Deck24 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 16cm Paixhans
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 30-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 French 16-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
25.8.18191,130Design ComplementFWAS1786

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6311846 - 1847Capitaine de Vaisseauref:63121.11.1848 - Capitaine de Frégate , Commission de Port à Toulonref:673

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1841Contre-AmiralFWIKI

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.1.1841 - 1841Lieutenant de Vaisseau , in charge of the 105th Cieref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
bef.1.4.1846 - 1846Enseigne de Vaisseau , in charge of the 68th Cieref:673

Service History

DateEventSource
1846

From 1846 to 1847 , Evolution Squadron .

ref:631
11.1853

Converted to Screw Ship of the Line

FNIII

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

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