French ship Couronne (1813)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Couronne.
Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Couronne (1813), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameCouronne
NamesakeCrown
BuilderSchuyt, Amsterdam
Laid down1811
Launched26 October 1813
FateSeized by Netherlands, December 1813
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

Couronne was a 74-gun petite Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1808, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.

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