Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Jean Bart (1790), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Jean Bart |
Namesake | Jean Bart |
Builder | Lorient |
Laid down | 1 June 1788 |
Launched | 7 November 1790 |
Commissioned | March 1791 |
Fate | Wrecked near Île Madame on 26 February 1809 |
General characteristics [1] | |
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 |
Jean Bart was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.