French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Cassard' (1795)

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Le Cassard -> 1803 Brave -> 1798 Dix Août	2054
Nominal Guns	74	E-WIKI
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Ordered	16.2.1793	E-WIKI
Launched	1795	E-WIKI
How acquired	Purpose built	E-WIKI
Shipyard	Lorient - Brittany	E-WIKI
Ship Class	Duquesne 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
Captured	6.2.1806	E-WIKI

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)

Armament

1795Broadside 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

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1798Renamed Dix Août
10.2.1801Took the Cutter Sprightly (10) in the Mediterranean and scuttled
2.1803Renamed BraveE-WIKI
6.2.1806Action of San Domingo
6.2.1806Taken by the British at San Domingo by Duckworths Squadron

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 Galles (1741-1808)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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