French ship Magnanime (1803)
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| the Achille Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Magnanime, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Magnanime |
| 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 Magnanime was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Her keel was laid in June 1802, and she was launched in Rochefort on 18 August 1803.
She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805 under Captain Pierre-Francois Violette. On 26 September 1805, flanked by Armide, she attacked and captured HMS Calcutta.
She was decommissioned in 1816.
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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