''Téméraire'' was the lead ship of the

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ship of the line of the

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Career

In 1782 or 1783, she was under Sainte-Eulalie. She took part in the

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, battling , under Captain Morel. She took part in the

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of winter 1794-1795, but sustained damage when a leak opened in her hull in the night of the 30 to 31 December, and she had to return to Saint Malo.

Fate

From 1798, ''Téméraire'' was in a state of disrepair and needed to be refitted or demolished. She was eventually condemned in 1802 and broken up in 1803.

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