French ship America (1788)
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| the Achille Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the America, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris | |
| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | America |
| Namesake: | America |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | 1787 |
| Launched: | 21 May 1788 |
| Commissioned: | 1789 |
| Captured: | 1 June 1794 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Impétueux |
| Acquired: | 1 June 1794 |
| Fate: | broken up in 1813 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: |
2 966 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7.26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2 485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 678 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The America was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Battle of the Glorious First of June, where she was captured by HMS Leviathan. She was subsequently renamed HMS Impétueux.
On 25 August 1800, Impétueux, the fifth rate 28-gun frigate HMS Brilliant, the 16-gun ship sloop HMS Cynthia and the hired 14-gun cutter St.-Vincent participated in an attack on a fort. The vessels silenced the battery, which was armed with eight 24-pounders. Then seamen from the vessels landed to assist a large force of army troops to haul the guns up to the heights. The army withdrew the same day after a skirmish with Spanish troops.
Impétueux was broken up in 1813.
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