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French ship Trajan (1811)

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Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Trajan (1811), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameTrajan
NamesakeTrajan.
BuilderAntwerp[1]
Laid downSeptember 1807 [1]
Launched15 August 1811 [1]
Decommissioned1829 [1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
  • 2,966 tonnes
  • 5,260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Trajan was a Template:Sclass- 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Career

Commissioned in Antwerp, Trajan served in Missiessy's squadron before being stationed at Antwerp in March, along with Gaulois, for the defence of the town. [1]

At the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, she returned to Brest, where she was decommissioned. In 1822 she was found to be in need of a refit, and was struck in 1827. Trajan was eventually broken up in 1829.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes
Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f Roche, vol.1, p.443
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
References
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 443. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN 9781848322042