French ship République française (1802)
1/48 scale model of the Océan class 120-gun ship of the line Commerce de Marseille. On display at Marseille naval museum. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Namesake | French Republic |
| Builder | Pierre Rolland, Rochefort Dyd |
| Laid down | March 1794 |
| Launched | 18 April 1802 |
| Completed | August 1803 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1839 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Océan-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 5,095 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 2,794–2,930 port tonneaux |
| Length | 63.83 m (209 ft 5 in) (gun deck) |
| Beam | 16.24 m (53 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 8.15 m (26 ft 9 in) |
| Depth of hold | 8.12 m (26 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | sail, 3,250 m2 (35,000 sq ft) |
| Sail plan | full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 1,117 |
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République française was an 118-gun Océan-class ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1802. Renamed Majestueux in 1803, the ship was completed that same year. She played a minor role during the Napoleonic Wars before being scrapped in 1839.