French ship Majestueux (1781)

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History
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NameMajestueux
Namesake"Majestuous"
Ordered20 April 1780
BuilderToulon
Laid down5 July 1780
Launched17 November 1780
Commissioned4 February 1781
General characteristics
Class and typeTerrible class ship of the line
Displacement2500 tonnes
Length60.6 m (199 ft)
Beam16.2 m (53 ft)
Draught8.6 m (28 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament110 guns
ArmourTimber

The Majestueux was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Terrible class.

She was renamed Républicain in 1797. In 1807, she was decommissioned and used as a transport.

References[]

  • Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche


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