French ship Borée (1805)
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The Borée was a Téméraire-class
74-gun ship of the line
of the French Navy
.
Designed based on plans by Jacques-Noël Sané
, and updated by Maillot, she was the prototype of a new variant of the Téméraire class designed to have a smaller draught, allowing the production of ships of the line in the shallow harbour of Antwerp.
The construction of Borée was delayed, causing her completion date to fall behind that of Pluton
, a sistership then under construction. Borée was retro-fitted improvements introduced on Pluton.
Under Captain Sènes, she was part of Rear-Admiral François Baudin's squadron attempting to deliver reinforcements from Toulon
to Barcelona
in October 1809. Chased by a British squadron under Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
, and sailing with the frigate Pauline
, she managed to repel and escape from HMS Tigre
and HMS Leviathan
, and returned to Toulon after joining up with the frigate Amélie
.
She remained there until 1828, when she was struck and broken up.
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The Borée was a Téméraire-class
Téméraire class ship of the line
The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
74-gun ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
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Designed based on plans by Jacques-Noël Sané
Jacques-Noël Sané
Jacques-Noël Sané was a French naval engineer, one of the most successful shipbuilders of the Age of Sail.Sané studied under Duhamel du Monceau...
, and updated by Maillot, she was the prototype of a new variant of the Téméraire class designed to have a smaller draught, allowing the production of ships of the line in the shallow harbour of Antwerp.
The construction of Borée was delayed, causing her completion date to fall behind that of Pluton
French ship Pluton (1804)
Pluton was a 74-gun French ship of the line built at Toulon.It took part in the Battle of Trafalgar under Captain Julien Cosmao escaped to Cádiz with other ships. Two days later, on 23 October 1805, she was the flagship of the counter-attack from Cádiz, together with Indomptable, Neptune, Rayo, and...
, a sistership then under construction. Borée was retro-fitted improvements introduced on Pluton.
Under Captain Sènes, she was part of Rear-Admiral François Baudin's squadron attempting to deliver reinforcements from Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
in October 1809. Chased by a British squadron under Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood was an admiral of the Royal Navy, notable as a partner with Lord Nelson in several of the British victories of the Napoleonic Wars, and frequently as Nelson's successor in commands.-Early years:Collingwood was born in Newcastle upon Tyne...
, and sailing with the frigate Pauline
French frigate Pauline (1807)
The Pauline was a 44-gun Hortense class frigate of the French Navy.On 27 February 1809, along with Dubourdieu's Pénélope, she captured the 32-gun HMS Proserpine ....
, she managed to repel and escape from HMS Tigre
French ship Tigre (1793)
Tigre was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.Her first captain was Pierre Jean Van Stabel. When Van Stabel was promoted, she became the flagship of his 6-ship squadron. She notably fought in 1793 to rescue the Sémillante, along with the Jean Bart.Under Jacques Bedout, she took part in...
and HMS Leviathan
HMS Leviathan (1790)
HMS Leviathan was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 9 October 1790. At the Battle of Trafalgar under Henry William Bayntun, she was near the front of the windward column led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard his flagship, , and captured the Spanish ship San Augustin.In...
, and returned to Toulon after joining up with the frigate Amélie
French frigate Amélie (1808)
The Amélie was a 46-gun Pallas class frigate of the French Navy.On 21 October 1809, she sailed from Toulon to escort a convoy bound for Barcelona...
.
She remained there until 1828, when she was struck and broken up.