French ship America (1788)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship America.
America was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1794 at the Battle of the Glorious First of June. She then served with the British under the name HMS Impetueux until she was broken up in 1813. She became the prototype for the Royal Navy America-class ship of the line.
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Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship America (1788), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris. | |
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France | |
Name | America |
Namesake | America |
Builder | Brest |
Laid down | 1787 |
Launched | 21 May 1788 |
Commissioned | 1789 |
Captured | 1 June 1794 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Impétueux |
Acquired | 1 June 1794 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Broken up in 1813 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
Displacement |
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Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
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