French Third Rate ship of the line 'La Couronne' (1824)

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La Couronne -> 1849 Duperré -> 1848 Barricade
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	State Navy
Launched	26.8.1824	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Danube 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
Broken Up	1870	E-WIKI

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW006
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)
Draught Forward21' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8208 (22′ 4″ Imperial)
Draught Aft23'French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.4975 (24′ 7″ Imperial)

Armament

1824Broadside 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

1828Broadside Weight = 1150 French Livre (1241.08 lbs 562.925 kg)FNIII
Lower Gun Deck28 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck30 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle20 French 36-Pounder Carronade
Quarterdeck/Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1782700Design Complement

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1863Contre-Amiral Pierre-Paul de La Grandière (1807-1876)ref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1848Renamed BarricadeFNIII
12.1849Renamed DuperréE-WIKI
1863

Flag-ship of the Naval Station of Cochinchina .

ref:631
17.8.1869Refitted as a Unrated Hulk

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

W006Teemu, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

FNIIIAlain Clouet, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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