French ship Souverain (1819)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Souverain.
| File:Decoration pannel from Souverain (1819) mg 5215.jpg Decorative aft panel of Souverain, on display at Toulon naval museum | |
| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | "Sovereign" |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | 1813 |
| Launched: | 1819 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Océan class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 65,18 metres (196,6 French feet) |
| Beam: | 16,24 metres (50 French feet) |
| Draught: | 8,12 metres (25 French feet) |
| Propulsion: |
sail, 3 265 m² 2400 shp steam engine (from 1853) |
| Complement: | 1 079 men |
| Armament: |
Lower deck: 32 36-pound guns |
Souverain was an Océan type 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was launched in 1819 and transformed into a steam ship in 1853.
In 1853, she was refitted to receive a 2,400 shp (1,800 kW) steam engine.
From 1857, she was as a gunnery school in Toulon, and later as a barracks hulk. She was broken up in 1905.
- Souverain-A Bougault img 3108.jpg
Souverain as a hulk in Toulon harbour
- Souverain-Bougault.jpg
References
- 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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