French ship Magnanime (1803)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Magnanime.
Magnanime towing Commerce de Paris,
by Ange-Joseph Antoine Roux, 1809
History
France
NameMagnanime
BuilderRochefort
Laid downJune 1802
Launched18 August 1803
Decommissioned1816
FateBroken up 1820
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeLengthened Téméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement3200 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,600 port tonneaux
Length56.47 m (185 ft 3 in)
Beam14.73 m (48 ft 4 in)
Draught7.47 m (24.5 ft)
Depth of hold7.23 m (23 ft 9 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew735
Armament

Magnanime was a 74-gun Lengthened Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1790s designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. Completed in 1803, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars.

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