French Third Rate ship of the line 'Éole' (1797)

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Éole -> 1797 Robert

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Nominal Guns64FWAS1786
NationalityRépublique Française
OperatorState Navy
PreviouslyVenetian Third Rate ship of the line 'Eolo' (1784) (70)
Captured20.5.1797FWAS1786
ShipyardVenice 3DECKS
Ship ClassLeon Trionfante Class3DECKS
Constructor Iseppo Livio3DECKS
CategoryThird RateFWAS1786
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Foundered1817FWAS1786

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck146.47Venetian Piedi50.7642 (166′ 7″ Imperial)
Length of Keel126Venetian Piedi43.8102 (143′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth37Venetian Piedi12.8649 (42′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold28.50Venetian Piedi9.7356 (31′ 11″ Imperial)

Armament


20.5.1797Broadside Weight = 1078 Venetian Libbre Sottili (715.792 lbs 335.258 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck28 Venetian 40-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 Venetian 30-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle14 Venetian 14-Pounder

8.1798Broadside Weight = 426 French Livre (459.7392 lbs 208.527 kg)FWAS1786
Lower Gun Deck26 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle12 French 6-Pounder

Service History


DateEventSource
11.11.1797Renamed RobertFWAS1786
1801

Condemned

FWAS1786
10.1801Refitted as a Other Vessels Hulk FWAS1786
6.1807Refitted as a Other Vessels Prison hulk FWAS1786
1818

Wreck broken up

FWAS1786

 
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