The ''Illustre'' was an 80-gun ''Bucentaure''-class 80-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

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, 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