French ship Ville de Varsovie (1808)
 The Robuste, sister-ship of the Ville de Varsovie | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name: | Ville de Varsovie |
| Namesake: | Warsaw |
| Ordered: | 30 April 1804 |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | 22 March 1805 |
| Launched: | 10 May 1808 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1808 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by fire on 13 April 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bucentaure-class |
| Type: | ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 2000 tonnes |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 15.3 m (50.20 ft) |
| Depth of hold: | 7.8 m (25.59 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | 2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft) |
| Complement: | 866 |
| Armament: |
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The Ville de Varsovie was a Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Chaumont from original plans by Sané.
Built as Tonnant, she was renamed Ville de Varsovie ("City of Warsaw") while still under construction. At the time, Napoleon established the Duchy of Warsaw and made a considerable effort to mobilize Polish national sentiment on France's behalf.
She was commissioned on 18 June 1808 under captain Mahé, and was part of the Rochefort squadron.
A British party destroyed her by fire by after running aground during the Battle of the Basque Roads.
References
- Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I
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