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French ship Wattignies (1794)

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Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Wattignies (1794), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NamesakeBattle of Wattignies (1793)
Ordered3 July 1793
BuilderLorient shipyard
Launched1794
Stricken5 September 1808
FateScrapped on 21 September 1808
General characteristics
Class and typeTéméraire class ship of the line
Displacement
  • 2966 tonnes
  • 5260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

The Wattignies was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande in 1798 under captain Antoine René Thévenard.

In July 1808, she was converted to a fluyt.