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Scale model ofAchille, sister ship of French ship Tonnerre (1808), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameTonnerre
Ordered16 April 1794
Laid down22 September 1794
Launched9 June 1808
Commissioned21 July 1808
RenamedQuatorze Juillet(1795)
FateBurned and exploded 12 April 1809
General characteristics
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement
  • 2,966 tonnes
  • 5,260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2(26,748 sq ft) of sails
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Lower gundeck: 28 × 36-pounder long guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder long guns
  • Forecastle and Quarter deck:
    • 16 × 8-pounder long guns
    • 4 × 36-pounder carronades
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