Name Charlemagne Ordered 4 January 1803 Struck 30 August 1814 Launched 8 April 1807 Weight 2,966 tons Builder Antwerp | Namesake Charlemagne Laid down May 1804 Construction started May 1804 Length 54 m Draft 6.7 m | |
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Class and type Téméraire-class ship of the line | ||
Charlemagne was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, part of the shorter Borée subtype.
Career
Charlemagne was the first ship of the line to be built in Antwerp according to the wishes of Napoléon, who wanted to expand the French Navy by exploiting shipyards in Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy. In 1807, she was stationned in Vlissingen under Commander Dupotet, in the squadron of Vice-Admiral Missiessy. She aided in the defence of Antwerp against the amphibious raid led by Chatham, and again during the Siege of Antwerp of 1814.
After the Bourbon Restoration, on 30 August 1814, Charlemagne was transferred to the Dutch Navy, as per the Treaty of Paris. The Dutch brought her into service as Naussau.
References
French ship Charlemagne (1809) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA