French ship Brutus (1803)
For other ships of the same name, see French ship Brutus.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of French ship Brutus (1803), on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris. | |
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Brutus |
| Namesake: | Brutus |
| Ordered: | 31 May 1798 |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Laid down: | 22 September 1798 |
| Launched: | 24 January 1803 |
| Commissioned: | March 1803 |
| Decommissioned: | 14 September 1806 |
| Renamed: | Impétueux on 5 February 1803 |
| Fate: | Beached and set ablaze by the British in Chesapeake on 14 September 1806 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2,966 tonnes 5,260 tonnes fully loaded |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught: | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
| Armament: | 74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
Brutus was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Launched on 24 January 1803, she was renamed Impétueux on 5 February 1803.
She served in the Caribbean under Willaumez during the Atlantic campaign of 1806.
On 19 August 1806, she was dismasted in a tempest and drifted until 10 September. On the 14th, she was chased by Strachan's squadron comprising Belleisle, Bellona and Melampus; unable to fight, she beached herself in Chesapeake Bay. The wreck was set ablaze by the British and the crew was taken prisoner.
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References
- ↑ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Retrieved 4 April 2013.