French ship Patriote (1785)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Patriote.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Patriote, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Patriote |
| Namesake: | Patriot |
| Ordered: | 28 January 1786 |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | october 1784 |
| Launched: | 3 October 1785 |
| Commissioned: | April 1786 |
| Decommissioned: | May 1820 |
| 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 Patriote was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.She was one of the French ships which had their hull doubled with copper.
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, in the Croisière du Grand Hiver and in the Expédition d'Irlande.
From 1821, she was used as a hulk
