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]
 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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| History | |
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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 |
| Displacement |
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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 |
Career
editShe was commissioned under Captain Amand Leduc on 1 January 1812,[1] taking part in Allemand's escape from Lorient in March.[4]
On 23 March 1814, Golymin was despatched from Brest to assist two frigates inbound for the harbour,[4] but a gust of wind pushed her on Mengam Rock,[1] where she was wrecked and sank.[4] The crew managed to abandon ship in good order and was ferried ashore by boats without loss of life.[4] Leduc was court-martialled and found innocent of the loss of the ship on 15 July 1814.[4]
The wreck was discovered in 1977 by Michèle and Jean-Marie Retornaz,[5] and explored by the DRASSM in 1980.[3]
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On display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris -
On display at the Musée national de la Marine in Brest
Sources and references
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Roche, vol.1, p.228
- ^ Troude, p. 181
- ^ a b Obusier de 36, modèle 1787 ; Obusier de vaisseau, Mobilier de fouille du Golymin, 1814, Musée national de la Marine
- ^ a b c d e Quintin, p.214
- ^ Label of the Obusier de Vaisseau on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Brest, D 2003.2241.212
Sources
edit- Quintin, Danielle; Quintin, Bernard (2003). Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon (in French). S.P.M. ISBN 2-901952-42-9.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 4. Challamel ainé.