French ship Viala (1795)
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 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Viala, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Viala |
| Namesake: | Joseph Agricol Viala |
| Builder: | Lorient |
| Launched: | 1795 |
| Renamed: |
Voltaire in 1795 Constitution in 1795 Jupiter in 1803 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Maida |
| Namesake: | Battle of Maida |
| Fate: | Broken up in June 1817. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7,26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 3 officers + 690 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Viala was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1806 at the Battle of San Domingo and commissioned as HMS Maida.
