Dutch Third Rate ship of the line 'Chattam' (1814)

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Chattam
Nominal Guns	80	FWAS1786
Nationality	Dutch Republic
Operator	State Navy
Previously	French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Chatham' (1810) (80) 1810-1814 French 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Presented	1.8.1814	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Rotterdam Naval Yard - Rotterdam	FWAS1786
Category	Third Rate	FWAS1786
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Broken Up	1823	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck169' 11"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.8916 (180′ 1″ Imperial)
Length of Keel159' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)51.646 (169′ 5″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 5"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.325 (46′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold19' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1772 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Draught Forward18' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.8599 (19′ 2″ Imperial)
Draught Aft19' 2"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.1772 (20′ 3″ Imperial)
Displacement2900Ton
Burthen1500Tonneaux

Armament

1.8.1814Broadside Weight = 1188 Dutch pound (1293.732 lbs 586.9908 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck28 Dutch 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 Dutch 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle2 Dutch 60-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle6 Dutch 30-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Dutch 12-Pounder

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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