French ship Lion (1803)
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| the Achille Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Lion, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lion |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | 30 June 1802 |
| Launched: | 12 January 1804 |
| 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, upgraded to 80:
|
| Armour: | Timber |
The Lion was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805 under Captain Eleonore-Jean-Nicolas Soleil.
On 21 October 1809, she departed Toulon escorting a convoy bound to Barcelona. Six days into the journey, she encountered Collingwood's squadron, which gave chase. Lion ran aground near Sète, and was set afire by her crew to avoid capture.
Sources and references
- 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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