French ship Terrible (1780)
 Colour engraving of Terrible, 18th century
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| History | |
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| Name | Terrible |
| Ordered | 23 October 1778 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | April 1779 |
| Launched | 27 January 1780 |
| Commissioned | May 1780 |
| Decommissioned | 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Terrible class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 2500 tonnes |
| Length | 60.6 m (199 ft) |
| Beam | 16.2 m (53 ft) |
| Draught | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 110 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
The Terrible was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
Career
In 1793, she took part in a Franco-Spanish fleet assembled before Cádiz under Admiral d'Estaing, but the end of the American War of Independence occurred before it saw action.[1]
She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2, where she was dismasted by HMS Royal Sovereign. She later took part in the campaign of Winter 1794-1795, and in the Cruise of Bruix.
She was decommissioned in 1802, condemned in May 1804, and eventually broken up in October.
Sources and references
Notes
References
- ^ Levot, p.191
Bibliography
- Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche
- Levot, Prosper (1866). Les gloires maritimes de la France: notices biographiques sur les plus célèbres marins (in French). Bertrand.
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