French ship Neptune (1818)
The Robuste, sister-ship of the Neptune | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Neptune |
| Namesake | Neptune |
| Ordered | 23 July 1810 |
| Builder | Lorient |
| Laid down | 1 December 1810 |
| Launched | 21 March 1818 |
| Stricken | 1865 |
| Fate | Broken up 1868 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bucentaure-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,868 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 2,034 port tonneaux |
| Length | 59.28 m (194 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) |
| Depth of hold | 7.64 m (25 ft 1 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew | 866 (wartime) |
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Neptune was a 3rd rank, 90-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1810s. Completed in 1818, she was not commissioned until 1839. The ship was stricken from the navy list in 1858 and became a prison ship before being scrapped in 1868.