French ship D'Hautpoul (1807)

Intrepid behaviour of Captain Charles Napier, in HM 18-gun Brig Recruit for which he was appointed to the D'Hautpoul. The 74 now pouring a broadside into her. April 15, 1809. D'Hautpoul can be seen in the background.
History
France
NameD'Hautpoul
NamesakeGeneral Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul
BuilderFrères Crucy at Lorient shipyard
Laid downJune 1803
Launched2 September 1807
CompletedFebruary 1808
Captured17 April 1809
United Kingdom
NameAbercrombie
AcquiredApril 1809
Honours and
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Guadaloupe"[1]
FateSold 1817
General characteristics [2]
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

D'Hautpoul was a Téméraire class 74-gun French Navy ship of the line launched at Lorient on 2 September 1807. She was previously named Alcide and Courageux.

  1. ^ "No. 20393". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 243.
  2. ^ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire – caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.