French ship Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1795)

Capture of Marengo (ex-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, left) by HMS London (right)
History
France
NameJean-Jacques Rousseau
BuilderToulon
Laid downSeptember 1794
Launched21 July 1795
CommissionedOctober 1796
RenamedMarengo, 2 December 1802
CapturedBy HMS London, 13 March 1806
United Kingdom
NameMarengo
Acquired13 March 1806
FateBroken up, 1816
General characteristics
Class & typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement3,069 tonneaux
Tons burthen1,537 port tonneaux
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, active during the French Directory, French Consulate and First French Empire. Renamed Marengo in 1802, she took part in Linois' operations in the Indian Ocean before her capture by the Royal Navy.