French ship Sans Pareil (1793)
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 The Bucentaure, sister-ship of the Sans Pareil |
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| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sans Pareil |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | August 1790 |
| Launched: | 8 June 1793 |
| Captured: | 1 June 1794, by the Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Sans Pareil |
| Acquired: | 1 June 1794 |
| Out of service: | Sheer hulk, 1810 |
| Fate: | Broken up, October 1842 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Tonnant class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1800 tonnes |
| Tons burthen: | 2190 tons |
| Length: | 59.3 metres (197 ft 6 in, gun deck length) |
| Beam: | 15.3 metres 5(0 ft 7 in) |
| Draught: | 7.8 metres |
| Depth of hold: | 23 ft 7 in (7.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: |
80 guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sans Pareil.
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Sans Pareil.
The Sans Pareil ("Non Such") was an 80-gun Tonnant class ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Glorious First of June, where she was totally dismasted by HMS Royal George, and eventually captured. She was converted into a sheer hulk in 1810 and was broken up at Sheerness in October 1842.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
