French ship Thésée (1790)

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Thésée (1790), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameThésée
NamesakeTheseus
Ordered19 October 1787
BuilderRochefort
Laid downMarch 1788
Launched14 April 1790
In serviceAugust 1790
Out of service7 December 1804
Renamed
  • Révolution on 7 January 1793
  • Finistère on 5 February 1803
FateBroken up in 1816
General characteristics
Class & typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement3,069 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,537 port tonneaux
Length55.87 m (183 ft 4 in)
Beam14.46 m (47 ft 5 in)
Draught7.15 m (23.5 ft)
Depth of hold7.15 m (23 ft 5 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Crew705
Armament

Thésée was a 74-gun Téméraire-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the 1780s. Completed in 1790, she played a minor role in the French Revolutionary Wars.

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