| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| Launched: | 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Armament: | Upper deck: -pounder guns Middle deck: -pounder guns Lower deck: -pounder guns Quarterdeck and Forecastle: pounder guns, -pounder carronades |
| Armour: | Wood |
Dix-Huit Fructidor was a -rate -gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Forecastle, also spelled fo'c's'le (ˈfoʊksəl originally meant the upper deck of a Sailing ship, forward of the Foremast. The carronade was a short Smoothbore, Cast iron Cannon, developed for the Royal Navy by the Carron Company, an Ironworks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm