French ship Apollon (1788)
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 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Apollon, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Apollon |
| Namesake: | Apollo, Gasparinus de Bergamo, François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | April 1787 |
| Launched: | 21 May 1788 |
| Commissioned: | 1788 |
| Decommissioned: | 1797 |
| Renamed: |
Gasparin in February 1794 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: |
2 966 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7.26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2 485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 678 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Apollon was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Between 1791 and 1793, she was based in Saint-Domingue.
During the Siege of Toulon, her commanding officer, captain Imbert, negotiated the surrender of the town with Admiral Hood aboard HMS Victory. After the siege, she ferried 1500 anti-revolutionnary prisoners to Rochefort, where most of them were executed.
She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 and to the Croisière du Grand Hiver of Winter 1794-1795 campaign.
She was eventually broken up in 1798
