French ship Sceptre (1810)

For other ships of the same name, see French ship Sceptre.
The Robuste, sister-ship of the Sceptre
Career (France)
Name: Sceptre
Ordered: 26 December 1808
Builder: Toulon
Laid down: 1809
Launched: 15 August 1810
Struck: 1828
Fate: Burnt 1830 in Toulon.
General characteristics
Class and type:Bucentaure-class
Type:ship of the line
Length:55.88 m (183.33 ft) (overall)
53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel)
Beam:15.27 m (50.10 ft)
Depth of hold:7.63 m (25.03 ft)
Propulsion:Sail
Sail plan:2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft)
Complement:866
Armament:80 guns
  • 30 × 36-pounders
  • 32 × 24-pounders
  • 18 × 12-pounders
  • 6 × 36-pounder howitzers

The Sceptre was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.

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