French ship Orion (1787)
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Orion was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
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Tourville (left) raking HMS Defence (centre) at the Battle of Prairial, while Mucius Scævola (ex-Orion, right) duels with her on her port side. Painting by Nicholas Pocock | |
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Name | Orion |
Namesake | |
Builder | Rochefort |
Laid down | October 1784 |
Launched | 18 April 1787 |
Completed | 1788 |
Stricken | 23 March 1804 |
Fate | Broken up in 1804 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
Displacement |
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Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (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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