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Ship of the line of the French Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Illustre was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.
Zr.Ms. Prins van Oranje, ex Illustre in 1817, by Nicolas Cammillieri of Malta | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Illustre |
Namesake | Illustrious |
Ordered | July 1807 [1] |
Builder | Anvers, Belgium [1] |
Launched | June 1811 [1] |
Stricken | 1814 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up 1825 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bucentaure-class |
Type | ship of the line |
Length |
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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 |
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Illustre was given to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814. [1] Renamed Zr.Ms. Prins van Oranje.[2][3]
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