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French ship Courageux (1806)
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The Courageux was a 80-gun ship of the line 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...
, lead ship of her class
Courageux class ship of the line
The Courageux-class ships of the line were a class of six 74-gun third rates of the Royal Navy. Their design was a direct copy of the French ship Courageux, captured in 1761 by . This class of ship is sometimes referred to as the Leviathan-class. A further two ships of the class were built to a...
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She was started as Alcide, and renamed in 1802. She was commissioned on 8 April 1806 under Amable Troude
Amable Troude
Amable Gilles Troude was a French Navy officer, hero of the Napoleonic wars.- Early career :...
. On 16 February 1809, she left Lorient as flagship of a squadron also comprising Polonais
French ship Polonais (1808)
The Polonais was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.First named Glorieux, she was renamed on 23 February 1807....
and Hautpoult.
She was broken up in 1831.