French ship Illustre (1811)

The Illustre was an 80-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Illustre.
Zr.Ms. Prins van Oranje, ex Illustre in 1817, by Nicolas Cammillieri of Malta
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameIllustre
NamesakeIllustrious
OrderedJuly 1807 [1]
BuilderAnvers, Belgium [1]
LaunchedJune 1811 [1]
Stricken1814
FateSold for breaking up 1825
General characteristics
Class and typeBucentaure-class
Typeship of the line
Length
  • 55.88 m (183.33 ft) (overall)
  • 53.92 m (176.90 ft) (keel)
Beam15.27 m (50.10 ft)
Depth of hold7.63 m (25.03 ft)
PropulsionSail
Sail plan2,683 m2 (28,879.57 sq ft)
Complement866
Armament
  • 80 guns
  • 30 × 36-pounders
  • 32 × 24-pounders
  • 18 × 12-pounders
  • 6 × 36-pounder howitzers

Career

Illustre was given to Holland with the Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1814. [1] Renamed Zr.Ms. Prins van Oranje.[2][3]

Citations
  1. Roche (2005), p. 250.
  2. Harrison, Cy. "Illustre". threedecks.org. Retrieved 24 July 2023. French Second Rate ship of the line 'L'Illustre' (1811)
  3. Harrison, Cy. "Illustre". threedecks.org. Retrieved 24 July 2023. Dutch Third Rate ship 'Prins van Oranje' (1814)

References
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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