French ship Vengeur (1803)
The Battle of San Domingo: Impérial harassed by the much weaker HMS Northumberland before being driven ashore. | |
| History | |
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| France | |
| Name | Peuple |
| Namesake | People |
| Renamed | Vengeur |
| Namesake | Vengeur du Peuple |
| Launched | 1 October 1803 |
| Completed | February 1804 |
| Renamed | Impérial March 1805 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Océan class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 2 700 tonnes |
| Length | 65.18 m (213.8 ft) (196,6 French feet) |
| Beam | 16.24 m (53.3 ft) (50 French feet) |
| Draught | 8.12 m (26.6 ft) (25 French feet) |
| Propulsion | sail, 3 265 m² |
| Complement | 1 079 men |
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Vengeur ("Avenger") was a first-rate 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Océan type, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. She was the first ship in French service to sport 18-pounder long guns on her third deck, instead of the lighter 12-pounder long guns used before for this role.