French ship Entreprenant (1787)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Entreprenant.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Entreprenant, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Entreprenant |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Laid down: | May 1786 |
| Launched: | 12 october 1787 |
| In service: | 1788 |
| Out of service: | 9 November 1802 |
| Fate: | Broken up |
| 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 Entreprenant was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
In December 1792, she assisted the Languedoc. She was taken by the British when they captured Toulon, but was recaptured.
In 1793, she ferried prisoners suspected of anti-revolutionary sympathies from Toulon to Rochefort after Toulon was taken by the British.
She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 and in the Croisière du Grand Hiver.
