French ship Sceptre (1810)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Sceptre.

The Robuste, sister-ship of the Sceptre
History
France
Name	Sceptre
Ordered	26 December 1808
Builder	Toulon
Laid down	1809
Launched	15 August 1810
Stricken	1828
Fate	Burnt 1830 in Toulon.
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 6 × 36-pounder howitzers

The Sceptre was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.