French Second Rate ship of the line 'Le Breslaw' (1848)

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Le Breslaw
Nominal Guns	90	FNIII
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	26.5.1827	FNIII
Launched	31.7.1848	FNIII
First Commissioned	1.3.1854	FNIII
How acquired	Purpose built	FNIII
Shipyard	Brest Dockyard - Brest	FNIII
Ship Class	Suffren Class	FNIII
Designed by	Jacques-Noël SanéFrench Designer Ship Builder Administrator Service 1740	FNIII
Constructor	Joseph Germain Chéri FauveauFrench Ship Builder	FNIII
Category	Second Rate	FNIII
National Rate	Premier Rang	FNIII
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	FNIII
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	FNIII
Converted to Steam	1856	FNIII

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Breadth on the waterline15.75Meters51′ 8″ Imperial
Length of Gundeck60.50Meters198′ 5″ Imperial
Breadth16.28Meters53′ 4″ Imperial
Depth in Hold8.05Meters26′ 4″ Imperial
Displacement4,058Ton
Length on the waterline60.17Meters197′ 4″ Imperial

Armament

1854Broadside Weight = 1406 French Livre (1517.3552 lbs 688.237 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck4 French 22cm Paixhans
Lower Gun Deck26 French 30-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck4 French 22cm Paixhans
Upper Gun Deck28 French 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 16cm Paixhans
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 French 30-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1854811 FWAS1786

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1859Capitaine de Vaisseauref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1854

Used as a transport

FWAS1786
28.5.1855

Decommissioned

FWAS1786
1856Refitted as a 90 gun Second Rate Screw Ship of the Line
1872Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

ref:631 Web Site

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