French First Rate ship of the line 'Le Henri IV' (1848)

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Britannia (100) 1762-1825
British 100 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
1812 Renamed "Princess Royal"
1812 Renamed "Saint George"
1819 Renamed "Barfleur"
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Le Henri IV
Nominal Guns	100	FWAS1786
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	18.12.1828	FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down	17.7.1829	FWAS1786
Launched	14.9.1848	FWAS1786
First Commissioned	21.5.1850	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	FWAS1786
Shipyard	Cherbourg - Normandy	FWAS1786
Ship Class	Hercule Class (1824)
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836	FWAS1786
Constructor	Paul Marie LerouxFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1806-1853	FWAS1786
Category	First Rate	FWAS1786
National Rate	Premier Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Wrecked	14.11.1854	FWAS1786

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck62.50Meters205′ 0″ Imperial
Breadth16.20Meters53′ 1″ Imperial
Depth in Hold8.23Meters27′ 0″ Imperial
Displacement4,440Ton
Length on the waterline62.00Meters203′ 4″ Imperial

Armament

14.9.1848Broadside Weight = 1558 French Livre (1681.3936 lbs 762.641 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck4 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck28 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck34 French 30-Pounder
Spardeck30 French 30-Pound Carronade
Spardeck4 French 16cm Paixhans

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.9.1848916Design ComplementFWAS1786

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
bef.11.1851 - 1851Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1854Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
11.1851 - Contre-Amiralref:673

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
8.1850 - 1851Capitaine de Corvette , Capitaine en Secondref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
11.1851Docked at Cádiz ref:673
26.11.1851Bombardment of Salé
9.1854Siege of Sevastopol

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Cy on Saturday 4th of December 2021 09:54

Thanks, duplicate has been removed

Posted by Jason M Archer on Friday 3rd of December 2021 19:56

This is a duplicate entry of ID 1892.

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