French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Jean Jaques Rousseau' (1795)

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Le Jean Jaques Rousseau -> 1802 Marengo	11066
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	9.1794	BWAS-1714
Acquired	21.7.1795	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	10.1796	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	BWAS-1714
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class	BWAS-1714
Designed by	Jacques-Noël Sané (1740-1831)	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
National Rate	Premier Rang	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	13.3.1806	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Marengo' (1806) (74)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck183' 1 ⅛"Imperial Feet55.7816
Length of Keel150' 3 ⅛"Imperial Feet45.7232
Breadth49' 1 ⅝"Imperial Feet14.9511
Depth in Hold21' 3"Imperial Feet6.477
Burthen1,929 ⁵⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

21.7.1795Broadside 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

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1801 - 1802Capitaine de Vaisseau Charles Berrenger (1757-1814)E-WIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
3.1803 - 1804Contre-Amiral Charles Alexandre Léon Durand de Linois (Comte de Linois) (1761-1848)ref:642

Service History

DateEventSource
10.1796Completed at ToulonBWAS-1714
2.12.1802Renamed MarengoE-WIKI
3.1803Sailed from Brest for Pondicherry, India in compay with La Belle Poule (40) , L'Atalante (44) , La Semillante (32) and two transports carrying 1,350 troopsTRN5
14.2.1804Battle of Pulo Aura
15.9.1804Battle of Vizagapatam
13.3.1806Action of 1806-03-13
13.3.1806Taken by London (90) in the Atlantic
13.3.1806Taken by Foudroyant (80) in the Atlantic
13.3.1806Taken by Amazon (38) in the Atlantic

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
5.3.1803-11.7.1803	Linois' squadron for Pondicherry	Charles Alexandre Léon Durand de Linois (Comte de Linois) (1761-1848)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:642John Leyland, Digital Book

TRN5William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

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