French ship Majestueux (1781)
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Majestueux and French ship Républicain.
| History | |
|---|---|
   France | |
| Name: | Majestueux |
| Namesake: | "Majestuous" |
| Ordered: | 20 April 1780 |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | 5 July 1780 |
| Launched: | 17 November 1780 |
| Commissioned: | 4 February 1781 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Terrible class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2500 tonnes |
| Length: | 60.6 m (199 ft) |
| Beam: | 16.2 m (53 ft) |
| Draught: | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 110 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Majestueux was a 110-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of Terrible class.
She was renamed Républicain in 1797. In 1807, she was decommissioned and used as a transport.
References
- Dictionnaire de la flotte de guerre française, Jean-Michel Roche
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