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Ville de Varsovie

Ville de Varsovie

Captured

French Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns80 guns
WarNapoleonic Wars

80-gun ship, new at the Basque Roads. Ran aground in the fireship attack, surrendered and was burned by the British.

French 80-gun ship of the line Robuste Photo: François Geoffroi Roux, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

80 guns

  • Lower gun deck: 30 × 36 pdr guns
  • Upper gun deck: 32 × 24 pdr guns
  • Forecastle and Quarterdeck: 14 × 12 pdr guns & 10 × 36 pdr carronades
BuilderArsenal de Rochefort
Laid down22 March 1805
Launched10 May 1808
Commissioned18 June 1808
Displacement3,868 tonneaux
Length59.28 m (194 ft 6 in)

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

Career

Launched

10 May 1808

11–24 April 1809

Burned by the British

Fate

Captured

Destroyed by fire on 13 April 1809