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French ship Magnifique (1814)

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The Robuste, sister-ship of Magnifique
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameMagnifique
NamesakeMagnificent
Ordered29 October 1807
BuilderLorient
Laid downJanuary 1809
Launched29 October 1814
Stricken23 September 1837
FateBroken up 1837
General characteristics
Class and typeBucentaure class
Typeship of the line
Length
  • 55.88 m (183.33 ft) (overall)
  • 53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel)
Beam15.27 m (50.10 ft)
Depth of hold7.63 m (25.03 ft)
PropulsionSail
Sail plan2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft)
Complement866
Armament86 guns

Magnifique was an 86-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.

She was commissioned in Lorient on 1 November 1814.

She had an uneventful career, with a refit in 1831, before being broken up in December 1837.

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. Roche. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.