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

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

Career

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

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 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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