French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Apollon' (1788)

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L'Apollon ➡ 1794 Gasparin ➡ 1794 Apollon ➡ 1797 Marceauin
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1787	E-WIKI
Launched	21.5.1788	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Rochefort - Aunis	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Téméraire Class (1782)	E-WIKI
Category	Third 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	1798	E-WIKI

Armament

1788Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)BWAS-1793
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1790Chef de DivisionE-WIKI1794Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI10.1794 - 3.2.1795Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
1790

Head a whole division , comprising the 74-gun Jupiter under Belugat and the 32-gun frigate Surveillante , under Sarcé .

E-WIKI
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
2.1794Renamed GasparinE-WIKI
16.5.1794Renamed ApollonFWAS1786
1.6.1794Glorious 1st of June
17.12.1797Renamed MarceauinFWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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