French ship Scipion (1790)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Scipion.
Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Scipion (1790), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
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NameScipion
NamesakeScipio Africanus
Ordered19 October 1787[1]
BuilderToulon[1]
Laid down1789 [1]
Launched30 July 1790 [1]
Decommissioned1793[1]
FateBurnt 28 November 1793
General characteristics [2]
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 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Scipion was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Career

In 1792, Scipion took part in operations against Nice, Villefranche and Oneille. In December, she joined the division under Admiral Latouche Tréville, and assisted the damaged Languedoc during the storm of 21 to 23 of that month.[1]

Captured by the British after the surrendering of Toulon by a Royalist cabale, she was commissioned with a crew of French rebels. On 28 November 1793, she caught fire by accident in the harbour of Livorno and exploded, killing 86 including her commanding officer, Captain Degoy.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche, vol.1, p.408
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 408. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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