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Impérial

Impérial

Wrecked

French Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateFirst rate
Guns120 guns
WarNapoleonic Wars

120-gun first rate, Vice-Admiral Leissègues's flagship at San Domingo, then the largest warship in the world. Driven ashore at Nizao and burned by the British.

Duckworth's Action off San Domingo, 6 February 1806 Following Nelson's victory at Trafalgar in 1805, Sir John Duckworth left the blockade of Cadiz and pursued a French squadron to the Caribbean, where he defeated it off San Domingo on the 6 February 1806. With six ships of the line and two frigates Photo: Nicholas Pocock, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

Rated as 120-gun

  • lower deck: 32 36-pounder guns
  • middle deck: 34 24-pounder guns
  • upper deck: 34 18-pounder guns
  • forecastle: 18 8-pounder guns, 6 36-pounder carronades
Launched1 October 1803
Displacement5,095 tonneaux
Length65.18 m (213.8 ft) (196,6 French feet)
Complement1 079 men

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

1 October 1803

6 February 1806

Leissègues's flagship; run ashore and burned