French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Suffren' (1791)

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Le Suffren -> 1794 Redoutable	13184
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	1.1790	E-WIKI
Acquired	31.5.1791	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	12.1792	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël Sané (1740-1831)	E-WIKI
Category	Third Rate	E-WIKI
National Rate	Premier Rang	E-WIKI
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	E-WIKI
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	E-WIKI
Captured	21.10.1805	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck172' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)55.8656 (183′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel155' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.344 (165′ 2″ Imperial)
Breadth44' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.3318 (47′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold22' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1456 (23′ 5″ Imperial)

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 1000 French Livre (1079.2 lbs 489.5 kg)
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck10 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle6 French 8-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 36-Pounder Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1805690

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1800 - 1801Capitaine de Vaisseau Charles Berrenger (1757-1814)E-WIKI1805 - 21.10.1805Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean-Jacques Lucas (1764-1819)

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
4.1802 - 1802Contre-Amiral François Joseph Bouvet de Précourt (1753-1832)FWIKI

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1805 - 21.10.1805Enseigne de Vaisseau Alexandre Louis du Crest de Villeneuve (1777-1852)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1794Renamed Redoutable
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
22.10.1805Sank in the storm following the Battle of TrafalgarE-WIKI

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
15.12.1796-13.1.1797	Fleet for the convoy to Ireland of the Army under General Hoche	Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles (1741-1808)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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