Duguay-Trouin
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 74 guns |
| Wars | Napoleonic Wars, Finnish War |
Service
| 1800–1805 | Duguay-Trouin | |
| from 1805 | Implacable Captured at Cape Ortegal |
74-gun ship. Escaped from Trafalgar with Dumanoir and was taken at Cape Ortegal. As HMS Implacable she survived until 1949, when she was scuttled in the Channel; her stern is in the National Maritime Museum.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- French service
- Gun deck: 4 × 36-pounder carronades + 16 × 8-pounder guns
- Lower gun deck: 28 × 36-pounder guns
- Upper gun deck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
- British service
- Gun deck: 30 × 32-pounder guns
- Quarterdeck: 12 × 32-pounder guns
- Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounder guns
| Builder | Rochefort |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1797 |
| Launched | 24 March 1800 |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Length | 181 ft 6 in (55.3 m) |
| Complement | 640 officers and crew |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
24 March 1800
Battle of Trafalgar
Escaped
21 October 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
With Dumanoir
Battle of Cape Ortegal
Captured
4 November 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Became HMS Implacable
Renamed HMS Implacable
1805 · Captured at Cape Ortegal
26 August 1808 · Finnish War
As HMS Implacable; Thomas Byam Martin
Fate
Captured
Scuttled 2 December 1949