Royal Louis

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Royal Louis
Republicain wrecked on the Mingant rock near Brest by Pierre Ozanne
Republicain wrecked on the Mingant rock near Brest by Pierre Ozanne
Ship data
flag France 1804First empire France
other ship names

Republicain from 1792

Ship type Ship of the line
home port Brest
Shipyard Brest military shipyard
Launch 03/20/1780
Whereabouts Dec. 27, 1794 wrecked in a storm (Dec 24) and sunk
Ship dimensions and crew
length
60.41 mm ( Lüa )
width 16.24 mm
Draft Max. 7.83 mm
displacement 4,835 tons, 2,500 load
 
crew 1,055
Rigging and rigging
Number of masts 3
Armament

110 cannons

The Royal Louis was a sailing warship in the French Navy . With 110 cannons, she was one of the largest warships of her time. It was named after the French King Louis XVI. which ended on the scaffold in 1793. She was shipwrecked near Brest in 1794 and sank.

history

The keel was laid in March 1779 in the Brest naval shipyard according to plans by Leon Michel Guignance. Its construction was part of an armament program in view of the conflict in America ( American War of Independence ). In the course of the French Revolution , it was renamed Républicain in September 1792 .

In 1794 she served as the flagship for the Contre Amiral Joseph Marie Nielly under Captain Pierre Mande Lebeau . In the 4th naval battle of Ushant / Ouessant she was part of the rearguard. Although she was completely de-masted and her flag was canceled, she was not raised and reached Rochefort .

On December 24th, 1794, she ran aground on the Mignant rock while leaving Brest. On December 27, the wreck was destroyed in a storm and sank.

Armament

Detail of the stern view of the Republicaine in the port of Brest, picture by Jean Francois Hue
Port of Brest, picture by Jean Francois Hue
Shipwreck of the Republicaine on Mignant Rock

The armament was changed repeatedly over time. Overview:

June 1780
deck 48 lbs 36 lbs 24 lbs 12 lbs 8 lbs Cannons
Under deck 30th 30th
Middle deck 32 32
Upper deck 32 32
Foredeck 6th 6th
Aft deck 6th 6th
total 116 at 657 kg
December 1782
deck 48 lbs 36 lbs 24 lbs 12 lbs 8 lbs Cannons
Under deck 30th 30th
Middle deck 32 32
Upper deck 32 32
Foredeck 6th 6th
Aft deck 6th 6th
total 116 with 570 kg
1784
deck 48 lbs 36 lbs 24 lbs 12 lbs 8 lbs Cannons
Under deck 30th 30th
Middle deck 32 32
Upper deck 32 32
Foredeck 8th 8th
Aft deck 8th 8th
total 120 with 578 kg
1794
deck 48 lbs 36 lbs 24 lbs 12 lbs 8 lbs 36pfd carrots Cannons
Under deck 30th 30th
Middle deck 32 32
Upper deck 32 32
Foredeck 6th 6th
Aft deck 6th 4th 10
total 120 with 605 kg

The data come from the book Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 by Alain Demerliac.

literature

  • Rif Winfield & Stephen S. Roberts: French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861 . Seaforth Publishing, 2017, ISBN 978-1-4738-9351-1 .
  • Roche, Jean Michel: Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours 1 1671-1870 p.223 . ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6 .
  • Alain Demerliac: Nomenclature des navires francais de 1715–1774 . edition omega, Nice 1995, ISBN 2-906381-19-5 .

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