French ship Indivisible (1799)
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| File:Capture swifsure.jpg Capture of HMS Swiftsure by Indivisible and Dix-Août | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Indivisible |
| Launched: | 1799 |
| Renamed: | Alexandre on 5 February 1803 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1800 tonnes |
| Length: | 59.3 metres |
| Beam: | 15.3 metres |
| Draught: | 7.8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
80 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
Indivisible was a Tonnant class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Originally named the Indivisible in 1793, she was commissioned in Toulon on 23 September 1800. On 5 February 1803, she was renamed Alexandre, and recommissioned in Brest under captain Leveyer.
In December, under captain Garreau, she was part of Leissègues' squadron bound for San Domingo. She took part in the subsequent Battle of San Domingo, where she was badly damaged by the fire of HMS Superb, which left her adrift, her rigging shot off and her rudder destroyed. She was taken by HMS Spencer.
From 1808, she was used as a gunpowder hulk in Plymouth, and was eventually broken up in 1822.
References and sources
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.[page needed][self-published source?]
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