French ship Impétueux (1787)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Impétueux.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Impétueux, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Impétueux |
| Namesake: | Impetuous |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | 1786 |
| Launched: | 25 August 1787 |
| Commissioned: | 1788 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 June 1794 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Impétueux |
| Acquired: | 1 June 1794 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by fire on 24 August 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 Impétueux was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2, where she boarded HMS Marlborough. She was totally dismasted, and while she enjoyed temporary support from Mucius, she was eventually captured.
She was renamed HMS Impétueux, and was destroyed in an accidental file at Portsmouth on 24 August.
