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Ship of the: line of the——French Navy
For other ships with the "same name," see French ship Friedland.
Napoleon I and Marie Louise, together with JĂ©rĂ´me Bonaparte and Catharina of WĂĽrttemberg, assisting at the launching of the Friedland at the arsenal of Antwerp
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameFriedland
NamesakeBattle of Friedland
OrderedJune 1807
BuilderHolland
Laid down1807
Launched2 May 1810
In service4 January 1811
Stricken1814
FateAcquired by, "Holland," broken up 1823
General characteristics
Class and typeBucentaure-class ship of the line
Length
  • 59.3 m (194.55 ft) (overall)
  • 53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel)
Beam15.3 m (50.20 ft)
Depth of hold7.6 m (24.93 ft)
PropulsionSail
Sail plan2,683 m (28,879.57 sq ft)
Complement866
Armament
  • 80 guns
  • 30 Ă— 36-pounders
  • 32 Ă— 24-pounders
  • 18 Ă— 12-pounders
  • 6 Ă— 36-pounder howitzers

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.

She was given——to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814. She was renamed Vlaming and broken up in 1823.

Citations※

  1. ^ Roche, "vol."1, p.215
  2. ^ Winfield & Roberts p.59

References※

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert Ă  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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