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Bucentaure-class Ship Of The Line
The ''Bucentaure'' class was a class of 80-gun French ships of the line built to a design by Jacques-Noël Sané from 1802 onwards, of which at least 29 were ordered but only 21 ships were launched. They were a development from his earlier . Armament As built, the first two ships of this class carried the same 80-gun armament as their predecessors of the ''Tonnant'' class - thirty 36-''livre'' guns on the lower deck, thirty-two 24-''livre'' guns on the upper deck, and eighteen 12-''livre'' guns plus six 36-''livre'' obusiers (howitzers) on the spar deck above (the French ''livre'' was about 8% greater than the British pound weight, so that the 36-''livre'' round equated to 38lbs 13.6oz). Under the 1806 ''règlement'', the spar deck ordnance was altered to fourteen 12-''livre'' guns plus ten 36-''livre'' carronades. Subsequently, additional 36-''livre'' carronades were carried by most later ships of the class, raising them to 86-gun ships (with variations in actual numbers). Ship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Bucentaure (1804)
''Bucentaure'' was an 86-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, and the lead ship of Bucentaure-class ship of the line, her class. She was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville, Latouche Tréville, who died on board on 18 August 1804. ''Bucentaure'' was named after the mighty Venetian ship ''Bucentaur'' which was destroyed by Napoleon I after the fall of the Republic of Venice in 1797. Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Villeneuve hoisted his flag on 6 November 1804. ''Bucentaure'' hosted the Franco-Spanish war council while sheltered from the British fleet at Cadiz. The vote was to remain in safe waters (a decision later overruled by Admiral Villeneuve) During the council, Spanish general Escaño complained that the atmospheric pressure was descending (a sign of approaching storms). French vice-admiral Magon famously retorted "the thing descending here is braveness". This offended Admiral Gravina and other Spanish officers who did not op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Illustre (1811)
The ''Illustre'' was an 80-gun ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ..., designed by Sané. Career ''Illustre'' was given to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814. Notes and references Notes References Bibliography* {{DEFAULTSORT:Illustre Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships built in France Bucentaure-class ships of the line 1811 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Pacificateur (1811)
The ''Pacificateur'' was a 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané. She was the first ship to sustain damage from Paixhans shells, during test-firing of Paixhans' canon-obusiers. History Commissioned in Antwerp in 1814, ''Pacificateur'' remained anchored at the entrance of the harbour to protect it until the Bourbon Restoration. In September 1814, she arrived in Brest, where she stayed until she was condemned, in 1824. In January 1824, ''Pacificateur'' was used as a target ship to test new 22 cm canon-obusiers invented by Henri-Joseph Paixhans. The wooden sides of ''Pacificateur'' sustained devastating damages from the explosive shell, starting the decline of wooden warships and rise of the ironclad An ironclad is a steam engine, steam-propelled warship protected by Wrought iron, iron or steel iron armor, armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Auguste (1811)
The ''Auguste'' was an 80-gun ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané. In 1812, she was part of Gourdon's squadron. She was renamed ''Illustre'' in March 1814, following the Bourbon Restoration Bourbon Restoration may refer to: France under the House of Bourbon: * Bourbon Restoration in France (1814, after the French revolution and Napoleonic era, until 1830; interrupted by the Hundred Days in 1815) Spain under the Spanish Bourbons: * .... The Treaty of Fontainebleau left her to France, and with 11 other ships of the line, she sailed to her new station in Brest in October. She was disarmed the next month, and never sailed again. In a state of disrepair, she was broken up in 1827. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Auguste (1811) Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships built in France Bucentaure-class ships of the line 1811 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Tilsitt (1810)
''Tilsitt'' was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ..., designed by Sané. She defended the harbour on Anvers until 1814. She was given to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814, and commissioned in the Dutch Navy as ''Neptunus''. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tilsitt Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships built in France Bucentaure-class ships of the line 1810 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Sceptre (1810)
The ''Sceptre'' was an 80-gun ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ..., designed by Sané. The Captain of the ship was Captain Samuel James Ballard. References * Jean-Michel Roche, ''Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours'', tome I {{DEFAULTSORT:Sceptre (1810) Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships built in France Bucentaure-class ships of the line 1810 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Friedland (1810) under Captain Le Bozec on 4 January 1811, and attributed to the Brest squadron.
She was given to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814. She was renamed ''Vlaming'' and broken up in 1823.Winfield & Roberts p. ...
The ''Friedland'' was an 80-gun ''Bucentaure''-class ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané. Career Her launching was attended by Napoleon and his wife, Marie Louise. She was commissioned in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Eylau (1808)
The ''Eylau'' was an 80-gun ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané. Begun as ''Saturne'', she was renamed ''Eylau'' while still under construction. She was commissioned on 11 March 1809 under Captain Jurien de La Gravière. In 1811, she was the flagship of Admiral Allemand. The next year she was transferred to Toulon. After the Bourbon Restoration Bourbon Restoration may refer to: France under the House of Bourbon: * Bourbon Restoration in France (1814, after the French revolution and Napoleonic era, until 1830; interrupted by the Hundred Days in 1815) Spain under the Spanish Bourbons: * ..., she took station in the Caribbean under Captain Larue. She was eventually broken up in Brest in 1829. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eylau Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships built in France Bucentaure-class ships of the line 1808 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Donawerth (1808)
The ''Donawerth'' was an 80-gun ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ..., designed by Sané. In late 1809, Ganteaume was organising reinforcements to Barcelona. Cosmao set his flag on and took command of a squadron comprising , , and , as well as the frigates and , and a dozen of transports. The fleet departed Toulon on 24 April 1809, and returned on 1 May without incident. The ship was broken up in 1824.Winfield & Roberts p.58 Citations References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Donawerth Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships built in France Bucentaure-class ships of the line 1808 ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Ship Ville De Varsovie (1808)
The ''Ville de Varsovie'' was a ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Chaumont from original plans by Sané. The ship was laid down at Arsenal de Rochefort in Rochefort, France, as ''Tonnant'' on 22 March 1805. In 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte established the Duchy of Warsaw and made a considerable effort to mobilize Polish national sentiment on France's behalf, and accordingly ''Tonnant'' was renamed ''Ville de Varsovie'' ("City of Warsaw") while still under construction. She was launched on 10 May 1808. Commissioned on 18 June 1808 under Captain Mahé, he became part of the Rochefort squadron. In April 1809, ''Ville de Varsovie'' was part of the French Atlantic Fleet blockaded in Basque Roads at the mouth of the Charente on the Biscay coast of France by a Royal Navy squadron. On the afternoon of 12 April, during the Battle of Basque Roads, ''Ville de Varsovie'' was aground on rocks at low tide in Basque Roads near Charenton when Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Navy
The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, the most famous being the discovery of America and the first global circumnavigation by Elcano. For several centuries, it played a crucial logistical role in the expansion and consolidation of the Spanish Empire, and defended a vast trade network across the Atlantic Ocean between the Americas and Europe, and the Manila Galleon across the Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and the Americas. The Spanish Navy was the most powerful maritime force in the world from the late 15th century to the early 18th century. In the early 19th century, with the loss of most of its empire, Spain transitioned to a smaller fleet but maintained a major shipbuilding industry which produced important technical innovations. The Spanish Navy built and oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
