French ship Le d'Hautpoult (1807)
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 Scale model of Achille, sister-ship of Le d'Hautpoult, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Le d'Hautpoult |
| Captured: | 13 November 1813 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Abercrombie |
| Acquired: | 1813 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44 French feet 6 inches) |
| Draught: | 7,26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2485 m² (26,750 ft2) of sail |
| Complement: | 3 officers + 690 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
Le d'Hautpoult (also known as Hautpoul) was a Téméraire-class 74-gun French Navy ship of the line. Commanded by Captain Amand le Duc, Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, she had a crew of 680.
Two months into her maiden voyage, after a mission to Martinique with enforcement and supplies, D´Hautpoult was captured by her sister ship, HMS Pompee (herself captured by the British). On 5 November 1813, after a chase over three nights and two days by the HMS Pompee, Recruit, and Neptune. Recruit managed to cripple the sternmost mast, so Pompee could bring her to action and capture her after exchanging fire for 75 minutes. Between 80 and 90 men from D´Hautpoult were killed or wounded, including several officers.
Taken as a prize, she was renamed Abercrombie, and after first have been given to the Captain Charles Napier of Recruit, she was handed over to Captain Sir William Fahie of Pompee.
She was struck by lightning while at anchor in Basque Roads on 26 October 1811, her fore topmast and foremast damaged. D´Hautpoult was sold in 1817.
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