French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Indivisible' (1799)

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L'Indivisible -> 1803 Alexandre
Nominal Guns	84	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	31.8.1793	E-WIKI
Keel Laid Down	5.1793	E-WIKI
Launched	8.7.1799	E-WIKI
First Commissioned	10.1799	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Tonnant Class (1787)	E-WIKI
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1793-1836	E-WIKI
Constructor	Leon-Michel GuignaceFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1777	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	6.2.1806	E-WIKI
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Alexandre' (1806) (80) 1806-1822 British 80 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck182' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)59.1156 (193′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel167' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.2416 (177′ 11″ Imperial)
Breadth47' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)15.2656 (50′ 0″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold23' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5245 (24′ 8″ Imperial)

Armament

8.7.1799Broadside Weight = 1104 French Livre (1191.4368 lbs 540.408 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1799854 FWAS1786

Service History

DateEventSource
29.1.1801Took the Fireship in the Gulf of Cadiz
5.2.1803Renamed AlexandreE-WIKI
6.2.1806Action of San Domingo
6.2.1806Taken by the British off San DomingoFWAS1786

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

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