French ship Tourville (1788)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Tourville.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Tourville, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tourville |
| Namesake: | Anne Hilarion de Tourville |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Laid down: | 1 June 1787 |
| Launched: | 16 September 1788 |
| Commissioned: | July 1790 |
| Decommissioned: | 26 October 1833 |
| Fate: | broken up in Brest in 1841 |
| 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 Tourville was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
In August 1793, she was damaged by a tempest, which also killed her captain, and had to return to Brest. In September, a mutiny broke out aboard.
She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2, to the Expédition d'Irlande, and to the Cruise of Bruix.
She was eventually broken up in Brest in 1841.
