French ship Orion (1813)

Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Orion (1813), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
NameOrion
NamesakeOrion.
BuilderBrest
Laid down18 May 1810
Launched9 October 1813
Commissioned22 November 1813
Decommissioned1841
FateBroken up 1841
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

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

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