French Ships of the Line the Robuste and the Commerce de Marseille

[Agesilaus II]

The Robuste was an early 1800's 80 gun ship of the Bucentaure class.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Robuste_%281806%29

 

 

 

General characteristics Class and type: Bucentaure-class Type: ship of the line Length: 55.88 m (183.33 ft) (overall)
53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel) Beam: 15.27 m (50.10 ft) Depth of hold: 7.63 m (25.03 ft) Propulsion: Sail Sail plan: 2,683 m² (28,879.57 sq ft) Complement: 866 Armament: 80 guns

• 30 × 36-pounders
• 32 × 24-pounders
• 18 × 12-pounders (12 aft, 6 forecastle)
• 6 × 36-pounder howitzers

 

Since the Commerce de Marseille is being made please disregard it! 

 

I do want the Robuste though. It seems like a great ship and would be fun to play with!

Edited May 11, 2015 by Agesilaus II

[maturin]

Devs are already building Commerce de Marseille

[Agesilaus II]

Devs are already building Commerce de Marseille

 

Sweet. I was unaware of this and I couldn't find anything on it in the forum. Don't suppose you know about the first ship though.

[Arvenski]

Sweet. I was unaware of this and I couldn't find anything on it in the forum. Don't suppose you know about the first ship though.

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/3750-list-of-ships-and-other-vessels-in-the-game/

 

 

I don't know of the devs making any mention of a Tonnant/Bucentaure-class ship, though, which is unfortunate, because I'd love to see one of them ingame.

Edited May 10, 2015 by Arvenski

[Mirones]

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/3750-list-of-ships-and-other-vessels-in-the-game/

 

 

I don't know of the devs making any mention of a Tonnant/Bucentaure-class ship, though, which is unfortunate, because I'd love to see one of them ingame.

it was directed at the ocean class

[Arvenski]

Yeah, thanks for clarifying that, Mirones. The thread I linked has a list of ships that are either in the game now or are known to be in development (like the Commerce de Marseille).  

[Surcouf]

Here is the real dimensions of 80-gun ship of Sané-Borda type for the period of 1802-1812.

26 vessels are built with the same plan. The first is le Bucentaure.

Length between perpendicular (bow / sternpost) = 182'6 "

Width beam = 47 '

Moulded depht below the keel of the beam of the 1st deck in the middle of the ship = 23'6 "

Total displacement (in metric tons) = 3 749,952tx

Sail area of Duquesne after overhaul (jib, staysail, lower sails, topsails and top gallat sails) = 2 852m2

Artillery in 1802

30-gun of 36-pdr

32-gun of 24-pdr

18-gun of 12-pdr + 6 howitzers of 36-pdr

Total = 86-gun

Artillery in 1806

idem

idem

14-gun of 12-pdr + 10 carronade of 36-pdr

Total = 86-gun

The 80-gun ships thus have 86-gun, but continued to say 86 per convention.

[Brigand]

@Surcouf, are you converting from French feet into Imperial feet/inches? or do your sources give metric dimensions?

 

~Brigand

[Surcouf]

Yes of course

 

 To start, here conversion meter:

 182'6 '' = 59,281m
 47 '= 15,267m
 23'6 '' = 7,633m

 

 Otherwise, here are the values:

 1 inch = 0,027069m
 1 foot = 0,324828m

 

 The French inch done exactly 27.069 mm, or 1 foot at 32.48 cm.
 The foot of King = 12 inches