French ship Illustre (1811)
The Robuste, sister-ship of the Illustre
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Illustre |
Namesake | Illustrious |
Ordered | July 1807 [1] |
Builder | Anvers, Belgium [1] |
Launched | June 1811 [1] |
Stricken | 1814 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bucentaure-class |
Type | ship of the line |
Length |
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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 |
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The Illustre was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.
Career[]
Illustre was given to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814. [1]
Notes and references[]
Notes
References
Bibliography* Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Categories:
- Ships of the line of the French Navy
- Ships built in France
- Bucentaure-class ships of the line
- 1811 ships