HMS Achille (1798)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Achille.
HMS Achille[Note 1] was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built by Cleverley Bros., a private shipyard at Gravesend, and launched on 16 April 1798. Her design was based on the lines of the captured French ship Pompée.[1] She was the fourth Royal Navy ship to be named after the Greek hero Achilles in the French style.
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Name | HMS Achille |
Ordered | 10 June 1795 |
Builder | Cleverley, Gravesend |
Laid down | October 1795 |
Launched | 16 April 1798 |
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Fate | Sold, 1865 |
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Class and type | Pompée-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,981 |
Length | 182 ft 2 in (55.52 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 49 ft (15 m) |
Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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