French ship Marengo
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Pluton.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Marengo, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Marengo |
| Namesake: | Battle of Marengo |
| Builder: | Lorient shipyard |
| Laid down: | 18 September 1806 |
| Launched: | 12 October 1810 |
| Struck: | 21 July 1858 |
| Fate: | Brocken up in 1873 |
| 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 Marengo was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
On 5 January, she collided with the Tourville off Brest.
In November 1814, she took part in the reconquest of Guadeloupe.
In 1830, she took part in the raid against Algiers, and in the expedition on riverTage the next year.
In 1854, she took part in the Crimean War.
She was struck on 21 July 1858 and was used as a prison hulk from 1860 to 1865. In 1866, she was renamed Pluton.
