French ship Wattignies (1794)
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 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Wattignies, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Namesake: | Battle of Wattignies (1793) |
| Ordered: | 3 July 1793 |
| Builder: | Lorient shipyard |
| Launched: | 1794 |
| Struck: | 5 September 1808 |
| Fate: | Scrapped on 21 September 1808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 74-gun 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: 74 guns:
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The Wattignies was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She took part in the French expedition to Ireland in 1798.
In July 1808, she was converted to a fluyt.
