French ship Impérial
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French ship Impérial was a large French Navy ship of the line from the Napoleonic era, notable as the flagship engaged and destroyed during the 1806 Battle of San Domingo against the British Royal Navy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Navy ship
ⓘ
ship of the line ⓘ |
| allegiance | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentRole | line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| armamentType | smoothbore muzzle-loading naval guns ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of San Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleDate | 6 February 1806 ⓘ |
| class | 118-gun ship of the line ⓘ |
| commanderAtBattle | Corentin-Urbain Leissègues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crewType | sailors and marines ⓘ |
| designedFor | fleet actions in the line of battle ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | British West Indies squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagement | Battle of San Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementOutcome | captured and destroyed by superior British force ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate |
destroyed in battle
ⓘ
run ashore and burnt ⓘ |
| flagOfficer | Vice-Admiral Corentin-Urbain Leissègues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | French squadron at the Battle of San Domingo ⓘ |
| gunCount | 118 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | part of the last major fleet action of the Royal Navy in the Caribbean during the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| locationOfLoss |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| lostDuringReignOf | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalPower | French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTacticUsedAgainst | close action by British ships of the line ⓘ |
| navalTechnology | age of sail warship ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Caribbean theater of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being destroyed at the Battle of San Domingo
ⓘ
serving as French flagship in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | first-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| roleAtBattle | flagship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Marine nationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipCategory |
ship lost in combat
ⓘ
shipwreck of the Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| shipType | three-decker ship of the line ⓘ |
| strategicResultOfLoss | contributed to British control of the Caribbean sea lanes ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | blue-water naval warfare ⓘ |
| yearOfLoss | 1806 ⓘ |
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