French ship Orion (1813)

Orion was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Orion (1813), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameOrion
NamesakeOrion.
BuilderBrest[1]
Laid down18 May 1810 [1]
Launched9 October 1813 [1]
Commissioned22 November 1813 [1]
Decommissioned1841 [1]
FateBroken up 1841
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement
  • 2,966 tonnes
  • 5,260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Career

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Orion was commissioned in 1814 under Captain Jean-Baptiste Billard.[1][3]

In 1827, Orion was chosen as a school ship of the École navale. She was replaced by Borda in 1840, and struck in 1841.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche, vol.1, p.336
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. ^ Quintin, p.67-68

References

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  • Quintin, Danielle; Quintin, Bernard (2003). Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon (in French). S.P.M. p. 67. 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. Roche. p. 336. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.