The ''Conquérant'' was a ''Bucentaure''-class 80-gun

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of the

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, designed by

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. She was commissioned in Anvers under Captain Lafond in the

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squadron. Following the

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, she was sent to Brest, where she underwent a refit in 1821, and was sent to Toulon in 1824. She took part in the

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in 1827. She was damaged by fire at

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, on 29 October 1829. She participated in the

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. In November 1830, she was disarmed in Toulon, and was struck the next year. From 1830, she was used as a barracks hulk, until 1842, when she was broken up.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conquerant (1812) Ships of the line of the French Navy Ships built in France Bucentaure-class ships of the line 1812 ships Maritime incidents in October 1829