Scipion was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
 Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Scipion (1790), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
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| History | |
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| Name | Scipion |
| Namesake | Scipio Africanus |
| Ordered | 19 October 1787[1] |
| Builder | Toulon[1] |
| Laid down | 1789 [1] |
| Launched | 30 July 1790 [1] |
| Decommissioned | 1793[1] |
| Fate | Burnt 28 November 1793 |
| 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 |
Career edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Roche, vol.1, p.408
- ^ 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 edit
- 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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