 A Tonnant-class ship of the line, believed to be Bucentaure |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | "Indomitable" |
| Laid down: | 1789 |
| Fate: | Ran aground after Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Tonnant class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1800 tonnes |
| Length: | 59. For the Venetian vessel see Bucentaur. The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the 3 metres |
| Beam: | 15. 3 metres |
| Draught: | 7. 8 metres |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
80 guns 3224-pounders 1812-pounders 436-pounderhowitzers |
| Armour: | Timber |
Indomptable ("Indomitable") was an 80-gun ship of the line in the French Navy. A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm
She took part in the Glorious First of June on 29 May 1794, engaging the English Barfleur and Orion simultaneously, after which the Indomptable, having lost her masts, was towed to Brest by the Brutus [1] [2]. The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial'' Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
In 1795, she served in the Mediterranean under contre-amiral François Joseph Bouvet. François Joseph Bouvet ( 23 April 1753 – 21 July 1832) was a French Admiral. She took part in the landing attempt in Ireland planned by General Louis Lazare Hoche. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Louis Lazare Hoche ( June 24, 1768 - September 19, 1797) was a French soldier who rose to be general In 1801, she was engaged in the campaign in Egypt, but was unable to break the English blockade and stayed in Toulon. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large Other elements of the fleet managed to reach Elba. Elba (Ilva is an island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino.
The Indomptable fought in the Battle of Algeciras in 1801 when she was again badly damaged. The Battle of Algeciras Bay refers to two separate battles in July 1801 between an allied French - Spanish fleet and the British near Gibraltar In 1802 and 1803, she served in Toulon under Admiral Latouche Tréville. Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville ( June 3, 1745 – August 19, 1804) was a French admiral and a hero of the American On 17 January 1805, she went to sea under Admiral Villeneuve, together with ten other ships of the line and eight frigates, and on 20 January the fleet sailed for the French Caribbean. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve ( 31 December 1763 &ndash 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
Off Cadiz, the fleet was joined by the Aigle, 74, and six Spanish ships of the line under Vice-Admiral Gravina. When the fleet reached the West Indies, Villeneuve sent Commodore Cosmao-Kerjulien with the Pluton and the Berwick to attack the British position on Diamond Rock, which surrendered on June 2nd. Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Pluton in honour of the Roman god Pluto: the 74-gun Ship of the line See also for her career in the Royal Navy. Diamond Rock ( Rocher du Diamant) is a 175 meter (574 feet high Basalt island located south of Fort-de-France, the main port of the Caribbean Villeneuve returned to Europe on hearing that Nelson had arrived in the West Indies.
On 22 June 1805, in the battle of Cape Finisterre the quartermasters of Indomptable spotted the British fleet under Sir Robert Calder. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or In the Battle of Cape Finisterre ( 22 July 1805) off Galicia (Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Calder prevented the Admiral Sir Robert Calder 4th Baronet, KCB ( 13 July 1745 &ndash 1 September 1818) was a British naval officer who served After a violent artillery exchange, the fleets became separated in the fog. Exhausted after six months at sea, the fleet anchored in Ferrol before sailing to Cádiz to rest and refit. This article refers to Ferrol Galicia For other uses see Ferrol (disambiguation. Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight With his command under question and planning to meet the British fleet to gain a decisive victory, Villeneuve left Cádiz and met the British fleet near Cape Trafalgar. Cape Trafalgar ( (Cabo Trafalgar is a headland in Cadiz Province in the south-west of Spain.
During the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, the Indomptable was in the Spanish line between the San Justo and the Santa Anna. The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. She engaged the British Revenge, Dreadnought and Thunderer. Citations and notes She left the battle with the Spanish, and rescued the survivors of the Bucentaure before returning to Rota. For the Venetian vessel see Bucentaur. Rota is a town of approximately 27000 people in the Andalusia region of Spain, located in Cádiz province across the Bay of Cádiz from
During the following night, a storm broke her anchor chains and she ran aground. Only about 150 out of 1200 men (the 700-man crew and 500 survivors of the Bucentaure) survived.