French ship Terrible (1780)
 Colour engraving of Terrible, 18th century
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| History | |
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| Name | Terrible |
| Ordered | 23 October 1778 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | April 1779 |
| Launched | 27 January 1780 |
| Commissioned | May 1780 |
| Decommissioned | 1802 |
| Fate | Broken up 1804 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Terrible class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 2500 tonnes |
| Length | 60.6 m (199 ft) |
| Beam | 16.2 m (53 ft) |
| Draught | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 110 guns |
| Armour | Timber |
The Terrible was a 110-gun
her class
.
Career
In 1780, she was under Chateauvert.[1]
In 1783, she took part in a Franco-Spanish fleet assembled before Cádiz under Admiral
She took part in the
Cruise of Bruix
.
She was decommissioned in 1802, condemned in May 1804, and eventually broken up in October.
Citations
- ^ Taillemite (1982), p. 28.
- ^ Levot, p.191
- ^ Levot (1866), p. 191.
References
- OCLC 562314991.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. OCLC 165892922. (1671-1870)
- OCLC 239744936.
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