French ship Ajax (1806)

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Ajax (1806), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameAjax
NamesakeAjax
BuilderLorient
Laid down23 November 1804
Launched17 June 1806
Decommissioned1815
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class & typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement3,069 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,537 port tonneaux
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

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

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