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French ship Ulm (1809)

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Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Ulm (1809), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameUlm
NamesakeBattle of Ulm
Ordered31 July 1806 [1]
BuilderToulon[1]
Laid down2 March 1807 [1]
Launched25 May 1809 [1]
Decommissioned1828 [1]
FateBroken up after June 1830
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement
  • 2,966 tonnes
  • 5,260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Ulm was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Ulm was a 1810 batteleplace.

Career

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The Ulm at Rochefort

Under Captain Chaunay-Duclos,[3] Ulm took part in the action of 5 November 1813, where she sustained fire from the British squadron before disengaging.[4] Ulm was decommissioned in 1814.[1]

Ulm was refitted in 1822, and struck in 1828.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roche, vol.1, p.450
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. ^ Quintin, p.96
  4. ^ A propos du 118 canons le Wagram, Nicolas Mioque, troisponts.wordpress.com

References

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  • Quintin, Danielle; Quintin, Bernard (2003). Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon (in French). S.P.M. pp. 95–96. ISBN 2-901952-42-9.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 141. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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