French ship Illustre (1811)

The Robuste, sister-ship of the Illustre
History
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	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 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[]

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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.