French ship Magnanime (1803)

Magnanime towing Commerce de Paris,
by Ange-Joseph Antoine Roux, 1809.
History
France
NameMagnanime
BuilderRochefort
Laid downJune 1802
Launched18 August 1803
Decommissioned1816
FateBroken up 1820
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

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

Her keel was laid in June 1802, and she was launched in Rochefort on 18 August 1803.

She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805 under Captain Pierre-Francois Violette. On 26 September 1805, flanked by Armide, she attacked and captured HMS Calcutta.

She was decommissioned in 1816.