Neapolitan ship Capri (1810)
Scale model of Achille, sister ship of Neapolitan ship Capri (1810), on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris. | |
History | |
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Real MarinaKingdom of the Two Sicilies | |
Name: | Capri |
Builder: | Castellamare di Stabia[1] |
Laid down: | Late 1808[1] |
Launched: | 21 August 1810[1] |
Decommissioned: | January 1812 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
Displacement: |
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Length: | 55.87 m (183.3 ft) (172 French feet) |
Beam: | 14.90 m (48.9 ft) (44' 6) |
Draught: | 7.26 m (23.8 ft) (22 French feet) |
Propulsion: | Up to 2 485 m² of sails |
Complement: | 678 men |
Armament: |
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Armour: | Timber |
The Capri was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the Real Marina of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Career
Capri was built by engineers Jean-François Lafosse and Philippe Greslé after plans by Sané. In April 1815, she was seized by the British, but returned to Napoli in December 1815. She remained in service at least until 1821.[1]
Notes
Citations
References
- Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine du Consulat et du Premier Empire: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1800 à 1815 (in French). Éditions Ancre. p. 76. ISBN 2-903179-30-1.
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