French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Nestor' (1793)

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Le Nestor ➡ 1797 Cisalpin ➡ 1803 Aquilon			16043
Nominal Guns	74
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Acquired	1793
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany
Ship Class	Duquesne Group variant of Téméraire Class (1788)
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1758-1836
Category	Third Rate
National Rate	Premier Rang
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk in Action	11.4.1809

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)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Displacement2,900Ton

Armament

1793Broadside 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
1795Contre-AmiralFWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
16.6.1795First Battle of Groix
23.6.1795Action of Ile Groix
1797Renamed CisalpinE-WIKI
1803Renamed AquilonE-WIKI
11.4.1809Battle of the Basque Roads

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 GallesFrench Naval Sailor Service 1757-1808

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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