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Ville de Marseille
Watercolour by François Roux
History
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NameVille de Marseille
NamesakeMarseille
Ordered18 February 1811
BuilderToulon harbour
Laid down27 June 1811
Launched15 August 1812
Commissioned17 November 1812
Stricken22 June 1858
FateBroken up in Toulon in 1877
General characteristics
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

Ville de Marseille was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Career

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In January 1813, Louis-André Senez was given command of Ville de Marseille. At the Bourbon Restoration, she was tasked with ferrying Duke Louis Philippe d'Orléans from Palermo to France.[1]

In 1827, she was upgraded to 80 guns. The next year, she took part in operations in Eastern Mediterranean under captain Cuvillier.[2]

She took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830 as a troop ship. The next year, she took part in the Battle of the Tagus under Captain Baron Lasusse. In 1835 and 1836, she ferried troops to Algeria, before being refitted in 1841.[2]

Ville de Marseille took part in the Crimean war as a troopship, and in the Bombardment of Sevastopol. As one of the oldest ships in the navy, she was sent back to France in late 1854.[2]

She was used as a barracks hulk from 1858, and eventually broken up in Toulon in 1877.[2]

1/24-scale model of Ville de Marseille, on display at the maritime museum of Marseille

Notes

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  1. ^ Quintin, p. 342
  2. ^ a b c d Roche, p.469

Bibliography

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Quintin, Danielle; Quintin, Bernard (2003). Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon (in French). S.P.M. p. 341. ISBN 2-901952-42-9.
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