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French ship Charlemagne (1807)

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Launch of Charlemagne before Napoléon.
Launch of Charlemagne before Napoléon.
History
France
NameCharlemagne
NamesakeCharlemagne
Ordered4 January 1803[1]
BuilderAntwerp[1]
Laid downMay 1804[1]
Launched8 April 1807[1]
Stricken30 August 1814[1]
FateCeded to the Netherlands, broken up 1823
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement
Length54 m (177 ft 2 in)[1]
Beam14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)[1]
Draught6.7 m (22 ft 0 in)[1]
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails[1]
Complement678 men[1]
Armament

Charlemagne was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, part of the shorter Borée subtype.

Career

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Charlemagne was the first ship of the line to be built in Antwerp 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, and again during the Siege of Antwerp of 1814.

After the Bourbon Restoration, 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.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Roche, p. 110
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire – caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671–1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 110. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.