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French ship Vengeur (1789)

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Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Vengeur (1789), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameVengeur
BuilderBrest
Laid down23 May 1788
Launched16 December 1789
Commissioned20 August 1790
FateSunk on 12 December 1792
General characteristics
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement
  • 2966 tonnes
  • 5260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (183 ft 4 in) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23 ft 10 in) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

The Vengeur was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

In 1792, captained by Le Dall Kéréon, she was part to a squadron under Latouche-Tréville. On 26 August, she bombarded the city of Oneglia.

On 12 December 1792, she ran aground off Ajaccio. After attempts to refloat her proved unsuccessful, she was abandoned. She sank on 8 June 1793.

References

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  • 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.
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