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Le Vulcain ➡ 1797 Causse

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Nominal Guns64FWAS1786
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
Previously
Captured28.6.1797FWAS1786
ShipyardVenice ref:617
Ship ClassSan Carlo Borromeo Class (1741)ref:617
Designed by
Marco NobileVenetian
Ship Builder
ref:617
Constructor
Andrea ChiribiriVenetian
Ship Builder
ref:617
CategoryThird RateFWAS1786
Ship TypeShip of the LineFWAS1786
Sailing RigShip RiggedFWAS1786
Captured2.9.1801W005
Becomes

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:617
Length of Gundeck147.16Venetian Piedi51.1119 (167′ 8″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126Venetian Piedi43.8102 (143′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth38Venetian Piedi13.2126 (43′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold28.25Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament


5.1798Broadside Weight = 582 French Livre (628.0944 lbs 284.889 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck26 French 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
11.11.1797Renamed CausseFWAS1786
5.1798Refitted as a 64 gun Third Rate Hospital ShipFWAS1786
2.9.1801

Taken at Alexandria by an Anglo-Ottoman force.

NNF-1800

 
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