French ship Thémistocle (1791)
 Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Thémistocle (1791), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
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| History | |
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   France | |
| Name | Thémistocle |
| Namesake | Themistocles |
| Ordered | 19 October 1787[1] |
| Builder | Lorient[1] |
| Laid down | 1 September 1789 [1] |
| Launched | 12 September 1791 |
| Completed | September 1792 |
| Fate | Burnt 18 December 1793 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| 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 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Thémistocle was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Career[edit]
Built in Lorient, Thémistocle was transferred to the Mediterranean soon after her commissioning to reinforce the squadron under Admiral Truguet.[1] Seized by the British at the surrendering of Toulon by a Royalist cabale, she was used as a prison hulk during the Siege of Toulon. At the fall of the city, Captain Sidney Smith had her scuttled by fire, along with Héros.[1]
The wreck was refloated in 1804 to be broken up.[1]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Roche, vol.1, p.435
- ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
References[edit]
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 435. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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