History | |
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France | |
Name | Souverain |
Namesake | "Sovereign" |
Ordered | 25 October 1755 |
Builder | Toulon |
Laid down | December 1755 |
Launched | 6 May 1757 |
In service | November 1757 |
Renamed | Peuple Souverain in September 1792 |
Captured | 2 August 1798 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Guerrier |
Acquired | 12 August 1798 |
Fate | Guard ship, Broken up 1810 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Souverain-class ship of the line |
Displacement | 1536 tons (French) |
Length | 53.3 m (175 ft) |
Beam | 14.1 m (46 ft) |
Draught | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
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She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake, in 1781. In 1792, she was renamed Peuple Souverain ("Sovereign People").
In 1798, she took part in the battle of the Nile. A shot from HMS Orion (at the rear of the British line) cut her cable and she drifted out of position, [1] later in the battle being captured by the British. [2]
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