French ship Tigre (1793)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Tigre and HMS Tigre.
Tigre was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Later it was captured by the British and, as HMS Tigre, operated as part of the Royal Navy throughout the Napoleonic Wars.
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France | |
Name | Tigre |
Namesake | Tiger |
Builder | Brest |
Laid down | 1790 |
Launched | 8 May 1793 |
Captured | 22 June 1795 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Tigre |
Acquired | 22 June 1795 by capture |
Honours and awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"[1] |
Fate | Broken up in June 1817. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
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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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