French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Mercure' (1783)

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Le Mercure
Nominal Guns	74	DBF
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	1.6.1782	DBF
Keel Laid Down	8.1782	DBF
Launched	4.8.1783	DBF
How acquired	Purpose built	DBF
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	DBF
Ship Class	Séduisant Class (1782)	DBF
Designed by	Jacques-Luc CoulombFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1728-1768	DBF
Category	Third Rate	DBF
National Rate	Premier Rang	DBF
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	DBF
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	DBF
Captured	2.8.1798	DBF

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Keel173'3"French Feet (Pied du Roi)56.1915 (184′ 4″ Imperial)
Burthen1550French Tonneaux1517.539

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
4.8.1783707Design ComplementE-WIKI

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1795Capitaine de VaisseauE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DBFJean-Michel Roche, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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