French ship Tigre (1793)
Tigre (centre) in Constantinople in 1799 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Tigre |
| Namesake | Tiger |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | 1790 |
| Launched | 8 May 1793 |
| Captured | 22 June 1795 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Tigre |
| Acquired | 22 June 1795 by capture |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" |
| Fate | Broken up in June 1817. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Téméraire-class ship of the line |
| Displacement | 3,069 tonneaux |
| Tons burthen | 1,537 port tonneaux |
| Length | 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied) |
| Beam | 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in) |
| Draught | 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied) |
| Propulsion | Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
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Tigre was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Later it was captured by the British and, as HMS Tigre, operated as part of the Royal Navy throughout the Napoleonic Wars.