HMS Sans Pareil
Survived
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Ship of the line |
|---|---|
| Rate | Third rate |
| Guns | 80 guns |
| War | French Revolutionary Wars |
Service
| 1793–1794 | Sans Pareil | |
| from 1794 | Sans Pareil Captured on the Glorious First of June |
80-gun ship, new when she was dismasted and taken on the Glorious First of June. As HMS Sans Pareil she was Lord Hugh Seymour's flagship at Groix a year later.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 30 × 36-pounder long guns
- 32 × 24-pounder long guns
- 18 × 12-pounder long guns
- 4 × obusiers de vaisseau
- From 1806
- Lower deck: 30 × 24-pounder guns
- Upper deck:30 × 24-pounder guns
- QD:2 × 24-pounder guns + 12 × 24-pounder carronades
- Fc:2 × 24-pounder gunss + 4 × 24-pounder carronades
| Builder | Brest |
|---|---|
| Laid down | August 1790 |
| Launched | 8 June 1793 |
| Displacement | 3,868 tonneaux |
| Length | 59.3 m (194 ft 7 in) (gun deck length) |
| Complement | 738 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
8 June 1793
Glorious First of June
Captured
28 May – 1 June 1794
Joined the Royal Navy
1794 · Captured on the Glorious First of June
Battle of Groix
Survived
23 June 1795
Rear-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour's flagship
Fate
Survived
Broken up, October 1842