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French ship Sceptre (1810)

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Ship of the line of the French Navy For other ships with the same name, see French ship Sceptre.
The Robuste, sister-ship of the Sceptre
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameSceptre
Ordered26 December 1808
BuilderToulon
Laid down1809
Launched15 August 1810
Stricken1828
FateBurnt 1830 in Toulon.
General characteristics
Class and typeBucentaure-class
Typeship of the line
Length
  • 55.88 m (183.33 ft) (overall)
  • 53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel)
Beam15.27 m (50.10 ft)
Depth of hold7.63 m (25.03 ft)
PropulsionSail
Sail plan2,683 m (28,879.57 sq ft)
Complement866
Armament
  • 80 guns
  • 30 × 36-pounders
  • 32 × 24-pounders
  • 18 × 12-pounders
  • 6 × 36-pounder howitzers

The Sceptre was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.

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References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Bucentaure-class ship of the line
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