French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le César' (1768)

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Le César
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	10.3.1767	EWIKI
Keel Laid Down	8.1767	EWIKI
Launched	3.8.1768	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	11.1768	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	César Class	NNF-1715
Designed by	Antoine Groignard (1727-1799)	NNF-1715
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb (1728-1803)	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	12.4.1782	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck168'French Feet (Pied du Roi)54.5696 (179′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel151' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.048 (160′ 10″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0205 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold20' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.7396 (22′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

11.1768Broadside Weight = 838 French Livre (904.3696 lbs 410.201 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
11.17687216 officers, 715 menNNF-1715

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1781 - 5.9.1781Capitaine de VaisseauJean Charles Régis Coriolis d'EspinouseEWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
14.12.1778Battle of St. Lucia
6.7.1779Battle of Grenada
29.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
9.4.1782Action off Dominique
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

EWIKIVarious, Web Site

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