French ship Ajax (1806)

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Ajax (1806), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameAjax
NamesakeAjax
BuilderLorient
Laid down23 November 1804
Launched17 June 1806
Decommissioned1815
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class & typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement3,069 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,537 port tonneaux
Length55.87 m (183 ft 4 in)
Beam14.46 m (47 ft 5 in)
Draught7.15 m (23.5 ft)
Depth of hold7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew705
Armament

Ajax was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1790s. Completed in 1806, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.