The Neptune was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.
 The Robuste, sister-ship of the Neptune
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| 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 and type | Bucentaure-class |
| Type | ship of the line |
| Length |
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| Beam | 15.27 m (50.10 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 7.63 m (25.03 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | 2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft) |
| Complement | 866 |
| Armament |
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Started in 1810, briefly renamed Brabançon during the Hundred Days and launched in 1818, after the Bourbon Restoration, she remained without commission until 1839.
She was part of a squadron under Admiral Hugon, along with Montebello and Andromaque.
She was struck in 1858 and used as a prison ship in Toulon harbour between 1865 and 1868 when she was broken up.[1]
Citations edit
- ^ Winfield & Roberts p.58
References edit
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. p. 325. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-184832-204-2.