Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Wattignies (1794), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris. | |
History | |
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France | |
Namesake | Battle of Wattignies (1793) |
Ordered | 3 July 1793 |
Builder | Lorient shipyard |
Launched | 8 October 1794 |
Stricken | 5 September 1808 |
Fate | Scrapped on 21 September 1808 |
General characteristics | |
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 |
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