French ship Téméraire (1782)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Téméraire.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Téméraire, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Téméraire |
| Namesake: | "Temerarious" |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | May 1782 |
| Launched: | 17 December 1782 |
| Commissioned: | July 1783 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1803 |
| 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 Téméraire was the lead ship of the Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2, battling HMS Russell.
She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver of winter 1794-1795, but sustained damage when a leak opened in her hull in the night of the 30 to 31 December, and she had to return to Saint Malo. From 1798, she was in a state of disrepair and needed to be refitted or demolished. She was eventually condemned in 1802 and broken up in 1803.
