Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Lion, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lion |
| Builder: | Rochefort, Charente-Maritime |
| Laid down: | 30 June 1802 |
| Launched: | 12 January 1804 |
| Fate: | Scuttled and burnt on 26 October 1809 |
| 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, upgraded to 80:
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The Lion was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805 under Captain Eleonore-Jean-Nicolas Soleil.
On 21 October 1809, she departed Toulon escorting a convoy bound to Barcelona. Six days into the journey, she encountered a British squadron sent by Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, which gave chase. Lion ran aground near Sète, and was set on fire by her crew to avoid capture.