French ship République française (1802)
Appearance
1/48 scale model of the Océan class 120-gun ship of the line Commerce de Marseille. On display at Marseille naval museum.
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History | |
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France | |
Namesake | French Republic |
Builder | Pierre Rolland, Rochefort Dyd |
Laid down | March 1794 |
Launched | 18 April 1802 |
Completed | August 1803 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Océan class ship of the line |
Displacement | 2 700 tonnes |
Length | 65.18 m (213.8 ft) (196,6 French feet) |
Beam | 16.24 m (53.3 ft) (50 French feet) |
Draught | 8.12 m (26.6 ft) (25 French feet) |
Propulsion | sail, 3 265 m² |
Complement | 1 079 men |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
The République française was a first-rate 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Océan type, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané and built by Pierre Rolland.
She was begun at Rochefort in 1794 as the Majesteux, but was given the name République française later that same year. She resumed the name Majestueux in February 1803, prior to being completed in August 1803. She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805. Scrapped in 1839.
Sources and references
- 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.