French ship Illustre (1781)
| Career (France) |    |
|---|---|
| Name: | Illustre |
| Namesake: | Illustrious |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | August 1779 |
| Launched: | 23 February 1781 |
| In service: | March 1781 |
| Out of service: | 16 December 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Magnanime class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.6 m (182 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.8 m (22 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Illustre was a 74-gun Magnanime class ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the campaigns of Suffren before staying in Brest between 1788 and 1791. She was razeed into a 44-gun frigate in 1793.
In February 1794, she was renamed Mucius Scévola, and Scévola the next month.
She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande. On 30 December 1796, she was wrecked in a storm and was so badly damaged that she was scuttled. The crew was evacuated by Révolution.
Sources and references
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.