''Montebello'' 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. She belonged to the ''Pluton'' subclass, or ''petit modèle''.
Career
''Montebello'', was one of the ships built in the various shipyards captured by the
First French Empire in Holland and Italy in a crash programme to replenish the ranks of the French Navy. Started as ''Duquesne'' and renamed soon afterwards, she was built in Venice under supervision of engineers
Jean Tupinier
Jean Marguerite Tupinier (18 December 1779 – 2 December 1850) was a French naval engineer and politician. In 1839 he was briefly Minister of Navy and Colonies.
Early years
Jean Marguerite Tupinier was born in Cuisery, Saône-et-Loire, on 18 De ...
and Jean Dumonteil following plans by
Sané.
She might have been launched in November 1813 and used as a floating battery in the defence of Venice.
Still under construction, 22/24 completed, ''Montebello'' was surrendered to Austria at the fall of Venice. The Austrians completed the construction and commissioned her in the
Austrian Navy
The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy (german: kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine, in short ''k.u.k. Kriegsmarine'', hu, Császári és Királyi Haditengerészet) was the naval force of Austria-Hungary. Ships of the A ...
as ''Cesare''.
In 1816, she was found to have rotten timber. A commission examined her in 1820. She still existed in 1824.
Fate
''Cesare'' was eventually broken up between 1824 and before 1835.
Legacy
A detailed 1/20th model of ''Montebello'' is on display at the
Museo Storico Navale
The Museo Storico Navale is a naval history museum located in the Castello district of Venice, near the Venetian Arsenal. The museum was established by the Regia Marina
The ''Regia Marina'' (; ) was the navy of the Kingdom of Italy (''Regn ...
.
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Ships of the line of the French Navy
Téméraire-class ships of the line
1815 ships
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