French ship Ville de Marseille (1812)
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For other ships of the same name, see Ville de Marseille.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Ville de Marseille, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ville de Marseille |
| Namesake: | Marseille |
| Ordered: | 18 February 1811 |
| Builder: | Toulon harbour |
| Laid down: | 27 June 1811 |
| Launched: | 15 August 1812 |
| Commissioned: | 17 November 1812 |
| Struck: | 22 June 1858 |
| Fate: | broken up in Toulon in 1877. |
| 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 Ville de Marseille was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
In 1827, she was upgraded to 80 guns. The next year, she took part in operations in Easter Mediterranean under captain Cuvillier.
She took part in the Invasion of Algeria in 1830 as a troop ship. The next year, she took part in the raid on the river Tage. In 1835 and 1836, she ferried troops to Algeria, before being refitted in 1841.
The Ville de Marseille took part in the Crimean war as a troopship, and in the Bombardment of Sevastopol. As one of the oldest ships in the navy, she was sent back to France in late 1854.
She was used as a barracks hulk from 1858, and eventually broken up in Toulon in 1877.
