Scipion, 74 Guns

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Details
Nationality	French
Laid Down	1798/06/00	W006
Launched	1801/03/29	W006
Shipyard	Lorient	W006
Designer	Jacques-Noel Sane	010
Rate	Third Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1805/11/04	W006
Fate	Captured	W006
Becomes	Scipion

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Dimensions
010		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	182' 11/8"	Imperial Feet	55.5
Length of Keel	150' 0"	Imperial Feet	45.72
Breadth	48' 71/2"	Imperial Feet	14.82
Depth in Hold	21' 10"	Imperial Feet	6.65
Burthen	1,88739/94	Tons BM

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Armament
1805	010	Broadside Weight = 908
Lower Gun Deck	30	French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	30	French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck	14	French 8-Pound
Forecastle	6	French 8-Pound
Roundhouse	2	French 18-Pound Carronade

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Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1805	640	Establishment	010

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Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1805	1805/11/04	Capitaine de vaisseau	Charles Bellanger	B030

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Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
No Details Known

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Fleets
Fleet Title	Commander	Date From	Date To	Source
No Fleets Listed

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Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1805/10/21	Battle of Trafalgar

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Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

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Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
W006	Sailing Warships	Teemu
010	The ships of Trafalgar	Peter Goodwin
B030	The Royal Navy Vol V	William Laid Clowes

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Last Updated :2009/03/22 at 20:31:20 by Cy