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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| Name | Thémistocle |
| Namesake | Themistocles |
| Ordered | 19 October 1787[1] |
| Builder | Lorient[1] |
| Laid down | 1 September 1789 [1] |
| Launched | 12 September 1790 [1] |
| Decommissioned | September 1793[1] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| 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 Template:Sclass- 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Career
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]
Notes, citations, and references
- Notes
- Citations
- References
- 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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