French ship Golymin (1809)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Inflexible.
The Golymin was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy (of the Duquesne sub-class). Built in Lorient in 1804, she was launched in 1809. Wrecked on Mengam Rock in the roads of Brest on 23 March 1814,[1][2] she is the source of the Obusier de vaisseau currently on display in the Musée national de la Marine in Paris and in Brest.[3]
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Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Golymin (1809), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris. | |
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Name | Golymin |
Namesake | Battle of Golymin |
Ordered | 4 June 1804, as Inflexible[1] |
Builder | Caudan, Lorient[1] |
Laid down | 4 June 1804[1] |
Launched | 8 December 1809 |
In service | 1 January 1812[1] |
Fate | Wrecked on Mengam Rock on 23 March 1814[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
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Length | 55.87 metres (183 ft 4 in) (172 pied) |
Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 7.26 metres (23 ft 10 in) (22 pied) |
Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
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