French ship Audacieux (1816)

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Audacieux (1816), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameAudacieux
BuilderSchuyt, Amsterdam
Laid down1812
LaunchedOctober 1816
FateSeized on slip by Holland 1813, wrecked 16 January 1827
General characteristics
Class & typepetit Téméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement2,781 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,381 port tonneaux
Length53.97 m (177 ft 1 in)
Beam14.29 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draught6.72 m (22.0 ft)
Depth of hold6.9 m (22 ft 8 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew705
Armament

Audacieux was a 74-gun petite Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1816, she was captured by the Netherlands while still under construction.