French ship Austerlitz (1808)
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 1/48 scale model of the Océan class 120-gun ship of the line Commerce de Marseille, sister-ship of the Austerlitz. On display at Marseille naval museum. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Austerlitz |
| Ordered | 1805 |
| Launched | 15 August 1808 |
| Completed | 1809 |
| Fate | Broken, 1837 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Océan-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 5,095 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 2,794–2,930 port tonneaux |
| Length | 63.83 m (209 ft 5 in) (gun deck) |
| Beam | 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 8.14 m (26 ft 8 in) |
| Depth of hold | 8.12 m (26 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion | sail, 3,250 m2 (35,000 sq ft) |
| Sail plan | full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 1,130 |
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Austerlitz was a first-rate 118-gun Océan-class ship of the line built for the French Navy during the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1809, the ship did not play a significant role in the Napoleonic Wars. She was refitted in 1821–1822, but was never recommissioned afterwards.
The later Océan-class ships had a length of 63.83 metres (209 ft 5 in) at the gun deck a beam of 16.4 metres (53 ft 10 in) and a depth of hold of 8.12 metres (26 ft 8 in). The ships displaced 5095 tonneaux and had a mean draught of 8.14 metres (26 ft 8 in). They had a tonnage of 2,794–2,930 port tonneaux. Their crew numbered 1,130 officers and ratings. They were fitted with three masts and ship rigged with a sail area of 3,250 square metres (35,000 sq ft).[1]
The muzzle-loading, smoothbore armament of the Océan class consisted of thirty-two 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck, thirty-four 24-pounder long guns on the middle gun deck and on the upper gundeck were thirty-four 18-pounder long guns. On the quarterdeck and forecastle were a total of fourteen 8-pounder long guns and a dozen 36-pounder carronades.[2]