French ship Jean Bart (1790)
Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Jean Bart (1790), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Jean Bart |
| Namesake | Jean Bart |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Laid down | 1 June 1788 |
| Launched | 7 November 1790 |
| Commissioned | March 1791 |
| Fate | Wrecked near Île Madame, 26 February 1809 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1,537 port tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 m (183 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 14.46 m (47 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 7.15 m (23.5 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 7.15 m (23 ft 5 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 705 |
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Jean Bart was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1780s. Completed in 1791, she played a minor role in the French Revolutionary Wars.