French ship Thémistocle (1791)
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Thémistocle was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
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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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Name | Thémistocle |
Namesake | Themistocles |
Ordered | 19 October 1787[1] |
Builder | Lorient[1] |
Laid down | 1 September 1789 [1] |
Launched | 12 September 1791 |
Completed | September 1792 |
Fate | Burnt 18 December 1793 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
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 |
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