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Revision as of 12:31, 2 January 2012

History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameTéméraire
Launched1749
Captured18 August 1759, by Royal Navy
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Temeraire
Acquired18 August 1759
FateSold, 1784
General characteristics [1]
Class and type74-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1685 tons (1712 tonnes)
Length169 ft 2 in (51.56 m) (gundeck)
Beam48 ft 0+34 in (14.6 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 9+12 in (6.3 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull rigged ship
Armament74 guns of various weights of shot

Téméraire was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1749.[1]

HMS Warspite captured Téméraire at the Battle of Lagos on 18 August 1759. She was taken into the Royal Navy as the Third Rate HMS Temeraire.[1]

See also

Fate

Temeraire was sold out of the navy in 1784.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p178.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.