French ship Jemmapes (1794)
- French ship Jemmapes (1794)
The "Jemmapes" was a "Téméraire" class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Laid down as "Alexandre", she was renamed "Jemmapes" on 7 January 1793 in honour of the Battle of Jemappes. She took part in the Atlantic campaign of May 1794 and ultimately in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2. She was attacked and totally dismasted by HMS "Queen", with the loss of 60, including her captain, and 55 wounded.
She took part in the expedition to Saint-Domingue under Julien Cosmao.
She was part of Zacharie Allemand's "invisible squadron", under Petit. She fought at the Battle of the Basque Roads.
She was used as a hulk in Rochefort from 1830, and broken up.
External links
* [http://dossiersmarine.free.fr/fs_v_V4.html Ships of the line]
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