French ship Ulm (1809)

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

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Ulm (1809), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
Name: Ulm
Namesake: Battle of Ulm
Ordered: 31 July 1806 [1]
Builder: Toulon[1]
Laid down: 2 March 1807 [1]
Launched: 25 May 1809 [1]
Decommissioned: 1828 [1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Téméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement:
  • 2,966 tonnes
  • 5,260 tonnes fully loaded
Length: 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam: 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught: 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
Propulsion: Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament:
Armour: Timber

Career

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]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. 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

    • Quintin, Danielle; Quintin, Bernard (2003). Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon (in French). S.P.M. p. 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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