 Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Téméraire (1782), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
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| History | |
|---|---|
   France | |
| Name | Téméraire |
| Namesake | "Temerarious" |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | May 1782 |
| Launched | 17 December 1782 |
| Commissioned | July 1783 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
| Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
| Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Téméraire was the lead ship of the Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Career
In 1782 or 1783, she was under Sainte-Eulalie.
She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2, battling HMS Russell, under Captain Morel.
She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver of winter 1794-1795, but sustained damage when a leak opened in her hull in the night of the 30 to 31 December, and she had to return to Saint Malo.
Fate
From 1798, Téméraire was in a state of disrepair and needed to be refitted or demolished. She was eventually condemned in 1802 and broken up in 1803.
Citations
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 432.
- Contenson (1934), p. 167.
References
- Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.