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French ship Commerce de Bordeaux (1785)

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the Achille
Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Commerce de Bordeaux, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris
History
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NameCommerce de Bordeaux
BuilderToulon
Laid downSeptember 1784
In service1786
RenamedTimoléon in February 1794
FateRan aground and brunt at the Battle of the Nile
General characteristics
Class and typeTéméraire class ship of the line
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2 966 tonnes
5 260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (172 French feet)
Beam14.90 metres (44' 6)
Draught7.26 metres (22 French feet)
PropulsionUp to 2 485 m² of sails
Complement678 men
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74 guns:
  • Lower gundeck: 28 x 36-pdr long guns
  • Upper gundeck: 30 x 24-pdr long guns
  • Forecastle and Quarter deck:
16 x 8-pdr long guns
4 x 36-pdr carronades
ArmourTimber

The Commerce de Bordeaux was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

Renamed Timoléon in February 1794, she took part in the Battle of the Nile under captain Louis-Léonce Trullet. In the confusion of the battle, her rudder was damaged by misdirected fire from the neighbouring Généreux. She fought for three days, eventually running aground and set on fire by her crew. She exploded around noon on 2 August, the last fighting French ship of the battle.