French ship Impétueux (1803)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Impétueux and French ship Brutus.
Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Impétueux (1803), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameImpétueux
Ordered31 May 1798
Laid down22 September 1798
Launched24 January 1803 as Brutus
CommissionedMarch 1803
Decommissioned14 September 1806
RenamedImpétueux on 5 February 1803
CapturedBy the Royal Navy, 14 September 1806
FateDestroyed by fire, 14 September 1806
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

Impétueux was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1790s. Completed in 1803, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.

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