French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Souverain' (1757)

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Le Souverain -> 1792 Peuple Souverain
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1755	NNF-1715
Launched	6.6.1757	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	11.1757	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Souverain Class	NNF-1715
Constructor	Noel Pomet	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
Captured	1.8.1798	NNF-1715
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Guerriere' (1798) (74)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck164' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.2672 (174′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth43' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)14.0205 (45′ 11″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.9832 (22′ 10″ Imperial)
Burthen1,536Ton

Armament

11.1757Broadside 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
11.17577216 officers, 715 menNNF-1715

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1759Capitaine de Vaisseau Joseph de Brunet de Castelpers (Comte de Panat) (1704-1776)FWIKI1781 - 1782Capitaine de VaisseauLord Jean-Baptiste de Glandevès du Castellet (Baron de Glandevès) (1728-1803)FWIKI1798Capitaine de VaisseauLouis Léonce Trullet (1756-1827)EWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
18.8.1759Battle of Lagos Bay
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
29.4.1781Battle of Fort Royal
24.8.1781Took the Armed Ship Sandwich (20) off Charleston
5.9.1781Battle of the Chesapeake
25.1.1782Battle of Saint Kitts
9.4.1782Action off Dominique
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
1792Renamed Peuple Souverain
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
14.3.1795Action off Genoa
13.7.1795Battle of Hyeres
1.8.1798Battle of the Nile
1.8.1798Taken by the British at the Battle of the Nile

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

EWIKIVarious, Web Site

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