French ship Vengeur (1803)

Impérial (centre) at the Battle of San Domingo
History
France
NamePeuple
NamesakePeople
RenamedVengeur
NamesakeVengeur du Peuple
Launched1 October 1803
CompletedFebruary 1804
RenamedImpérial March 1805
Fate
  • Wrecked 6 February 1806
  • Burned 8 February 1806
General characteristics
Class & typeOcéan class ship of the line
Displacement5,095 tonneaux
Tons burthen2,794–2,930 port tonneaux
Length65.18 m (213.8 ft) (196,6 French feet)
Beam16.24 m (53.3 ft) (50 French feet)
Draught8.12 m (26.6 ft) (25 French feet)
Propulsionsail, 3 265 m²
Complement1 079 men
Armament

Vengeur was a 118-gun Océan-class ship of the line of the French Navy launched in 1803. She was the first ship in French service to sport 18-pounder long guns on her third deck, instead of the lighter 12-pounder long guns used before for this role. Renamed Impérial in 1805, she was destroyed at the Battle of San Domingo in 1806.