French ship Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1795)
| File:Battle of 13 March 1806.jpg Capture of Marengo (ex-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, left) by HMS London (right) | |
| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (until 1802) Marengo (until 1806) |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | September 1794 |
| Launched: | 21 July 1795 |
| In service: | October 1796 |
| Out of service: | 13 March 1806 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Marengo |
| Acquired: | 13 March 1806 |
| Fate: | broken up in 1816 |
| 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:
|
| Armour: | Timber |
The Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
In October 1796, under captain Racord, she was part of the Villeneuve's squadron that sailed from Toulon to Brest. On 2 December 1802, she was renamed to Marengo.
In 1803, she sailed to the Indian Ocean as Linois' flagship, notably taking part in the Battle of Pulo Aura and the Battle of Vizagapatam.
At the Action of 13 March 1806, Linois met with the division of Vice-Admiral Sir John Warren, with seven ships of the line (including the 108-gun London, the 82-gun Ramilles and Repulse, and the 80-gun Foudroyant), 2 frigates (including the 48-gun Amazone) and one corvette. After a fierce duel with London, Marengo struck her colours; Belle Poule battled against Amazone and later against Ramilles, and had to surrender as well.
Marengo was taken into British service as HMS Marengo. She was used as a prison hulk from 1809 until she was broken up in 1816.
External links
- Ships of the line
- 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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