Formidable
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 80 |
| Wars | French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| 1795–1805 | Formidable | |
| from 1805 | Brave Captured at Cape Ortegal |
80-gun ship, Rear-Admiral Dumanoir's flagship. Escaped from Trafalgar with the van and was taken at Cape Ortegal; HMS Brave in British service.
Armament and specifications
Armament
French service
- 30 × 36-pounder long guns
- 32 × 24-pounder long guns
- 18 × 12-pounder long guns
- 4 × obusiers de vaisseau
British service
- Lower deck: 32 × 32-pounder guns
- Upper deck: 30 × 18-pounder guns
- Quarterdeck: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 14 × 32-pounder carronades
- Forecastle: 2 × 12-pounder guns + 4 × 32-pounder carronades
| Builder | Toulon |
|---|---|
| Laid down | August 1794 |
| Launched | 17 March 1795 |
| Displacement | 3,868 tonneaux |
| Length | 194 ft 6 in (59.28 m) (gundeck) 159 ft 7.75 in (48.6601 m) (keel) |
| Complement | 690 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
17 March 1795
First Battle of Algeciras
Damaged
6 July 1801 · French Revolutionary Wars
Linois's flagship; her captain killed
Second Battle of Algeciras
Damaged
12–13 July 1801 · French Revolutionary Wars
Fought off Venerable
22 July 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Dumanoir's flagship
Battle of Trafalgar
Escaped
21 October 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Dumanoir's flagship; escaped with the van
Battle of Cape Ortegal
Captured
4 November 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Dumanoir's flagship; Dumanoir wounded
Fate
Captured
Broken up in April 1816