French ship Sceptre (1810)
The Robuste, sister-ship of the Sceptre
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Sceptre |
Ordered | 26 December 1808 |
Builder | Toulon |
Laid down | 1809 |
Launched | 15 August 1810 |
Stricken | 1828 |
Fate | Burnt 1830 in Toulon. |
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 Sceptre was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané. The Captain of the ship was Captain Samuel James Ballard.[1]
References[]
- ^ Clowes, Sir William Laird; Markham, Sir Clements Robert; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; Wilson, Herbert Wrigley; Roosevelt, Theodore; Laughton, Leonard George Carr (1900). The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present. S. Low, Marston, limited.
- Jean-Michel Roche, Dictionnaire des Bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, tome I
Categories:
- Ships of the line of the French Navy
- Ships built in France
- Bucentaure-class ships of the line
- 1810 ships