HMS Belleisle (1795)
Belleisle after the Battle of Trafalgar | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Lion, Marat, Formidable |
| Namesake | Jean-Paul Marat |
| Builder | Rochefort shipyard |
| Laid down | August 1791 as Lion |
| Launched | 29 April 1794 |
| Commissioned | June 1794 |
| Renamed |
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| Captured | at the Battle of Groix, 23 June 1795 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Belleisle |
| Acquired | 23 June 1795 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1,537 port tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
| Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
| Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
| Armament |
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Lion was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line of the French Navy, which later served in the Royal Navy. She was named Lion on 23 April 1790 and built at Rochefort from August 1791 until June 1794. She was renamed Marat on 28 September 1793 (7 months before being launched) and then Formidable on 25 May 1795, with the changing fortunes of the French Revolution.
She took part in the action of 6 November 1794, managing to rake HMS Alexander.