''Charlemagne'' was a
74-gun ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
of the
French Navy, part of the shorter ''Borée'' subtype.
Career
''Charlemagne'' was the first ship of the line to be built 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, according to the wishes of Napoléon, who wanted to expand the French Navy by exploiting shipyards in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. In 1807, she was stationed in
Vlissingen under Commander
Dupotet, in the squadron of Vice-Admiral
Missiessy. She aided in the defence of Antwerp against the
amphibious raid led by
Chatham
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* Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
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, and again during the
Siege of Antwerp of 1814.
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:
* ...
, on 30 August 1814, ''Charlemagne'' was transferred to the Dutch Navy, as per the
Treaty of Paris. The Dutch brought her into service as ''Nassau''.
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References
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1807 ships
Ships built in France
Ships of the line of the French Navy
Téméraire-class ships of the line