French ship Indivisible
Indivisible was a Tonnant-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
 Capture of HMS Swiftsure by Indivisible and Dix-Août | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Indivisible |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | May 1793 |
| Launched | 8 July 1799 |
| Completed | October 1799 |
| Renamed | Alexandre on 5 February 1803 |
| Captured | On 6 February 1806 by the Royal Navy |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Alexandre |
| Acquired | Captured on 6 February 1806 |
| Reclassified | Powder hulk in 1808 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up on 16 May 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 80-gun Tonnant-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2,231 49⁄94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 51 ft 4.5 in (15.659 m) |
| Depth of hold | 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 590 |
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Career
Originally named the Indivisible in 1793, she was commissioned in Toulon on 23 September 1800. On 18 March 1800, Captain Louis-Marie Le Gouardun took command, which he retained until 9 March 1801.[1]
On 5 February 1803, she was renamed Alexandre, and recommissioned in Brest under Captain Leveyer.
In December, under Captain Garreau, she was part of Corentin Urbain Leissègues's squadron bound for San Domingo. She took part in the subsequent Battle of San Domingo, where she was badly damaged by the fire of HMS Superb, which left her adrift, her rigging shot off and her rudder destroyed. She was taken by HMS Spencer.
From 1808, the Royal Navy used her as a gunpowder hulk in Plymouth. Indivisible was eventually broken up in 1822.
Citations
- Quintin, p.221
References
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671–1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Quintin, Danielle; Quintin, Bernard (2003). Dictionnaire des capitaines de Vaisseau de Napoléon (in French). S.P.M. ISBN 2-901952-42-9. OCLC 165892922.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.