Le Tonnant

Posted by F.F. on Tuesday 2nd of June 2026 23:51

Replying to my comment published in 2017:

Dimensions according to French sources:
• lenght:
182 pieds 6 pouces
≈ 59,28 ｍ
≈ 195'6"
• beam (without planking):
47 pieds
≈ 15,27 ｍ
≈ 50'1"
• depth to deck:
23 pieds 6 pouces
≈ 7,63 ｍ
≈ 25'½"
• displacement:
3868 tonneaux de poids
≈ 3787ｔ (SI)
≈ 3,727 long tons
≈ 4,174 short tons

As measured in the British Navy (see William James' «Naval History…», ⅱ):
• lenght:
194'2" ≈ 59,18 ｍ
• beam (including planking):
51'9¼" ≈ 15,78 ｍ
• depth of hold (differing from depth to deck):
23'3" ≈ 7,09 ｍ
• tonnage (burthen):
2281

Posted by F.F. on Thursday 22nd of June 2017 17:50

Displacement 3787ｔ (“3868 tonneaux de poids”) according to admiral Édouard Burgues de Missiessy (Patrick Villiers, Les Vaisseaux français en 1805, page 10).

182 French feet and 6 inches ≈ 59.28 meters
47 French feet ≈ 15.27 meters
2284 tons burthen according to the Royal Navy.