Napoleon I and
Marie Louise, together with
Jérôme Bonaparte and
Catharina of Württemberg, assisting at the launching of the Friedland at the arsenal of
Antwerp
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Friedland [1] |
| Namesake | Battle of Friedland |
| Ordered | June 1807 [1] |
| Builder | Holland |
| Laid down | 1807 [1] |
| Launched | 2 May 1810 [1] |
| In service | 4 January 1811 [1] |
| Stricken | 1814 |
| Fate | Acquired by Holland, broken up 1823 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bucentaure-class ship of the line |
| Length |
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| Beam | 15.3 m (50.20 ft) |
| Depth of hold | 7.6 m (24.93 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | 2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft) |
| Complement | 866 |
| Armament |
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The Friedland was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.
Career
Her launching was attended by Napoleon and his wife, Marie Louise. She was commissioned in Antwerp under Captain Le Bozec on 4 January 1811, and attributed to the Brest squadron. [1]
She was given to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814. [1] She was renamed Vlaming and broken up in 1823. [2]
Citations
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 215. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-184832-204-2.
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