French ship Jupiter (1789)

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Jupiter (1789), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameJupiter
Namesake
Ordered19 August 1787
BuilderBrest
Laid downJune 1788
Launched4 November 1789
CommissionedAugust 1790
Decommissioned1807
Renamed
  • Montagnard in 1794
  • Démocrate on 18 May 1795
  • Jupiter on 30 May 1795
  • Batave on 27 April 1798
FateBroken up in Brest in 1807
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

Jupiter was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

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