HMS Canopus
Survived
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 80 guns |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| 1797–1798 | Franklin | |
| from 1798 | Canopus Captured at the Nile |
80-gun ship built at Toulon as Franklin and captured at the Nile. Rear-Admiral Louis's flagship at San Domingo; in the Dardanelles in 1807.
Armament and specifications
Armament
French service
- Lower deck: 30 36-pounder long guns
- Upper deck: 32 24-pounder long guns
- Quarter deck: 18 12-pounder long guns
- Forecastle: 4 obusiers de vaisseau
British service
- Lower deck: 32 × 32-pdrs
- Upper deck: 32 × 18-pdrs
- Quarter deck: 2 × 18-pdrs + 12 × 32-pdr carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 9-pdrs + 4 × 32-pdr carronades
| Builder | Toulon |
|---|---|
| Laid down | November 1794 |
| Launched | 25 June 1797 |
| Displacement | 3,868 tonneaux |
| Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.1 m) (overall) 159 ft 7 in (48.6 m) (keel) |
| Complement | 700 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
25 June 1797
1–3 August 1798 · French Revolutionary Wars
As Franklin, Rear-Admiral Blanquet's flagship
Battle of San Domingo
Damaged
6 February 1806 · Napoleonic Wars
Rear-Admiral Louis's flagship
Dardanelles Operation
Damaged
19 February – 3 March 1807 · Napoleonic Wars
Fate
Survived
Sold for breaking up in October 1887