French ship Indomptable (1789)
Indomptable (centre) at Trafalgar, between Fougueux and HMS Belleisle (left) and Santa Ana and HMS Royal Sovereign (right)
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| Name: | Indomitable |
| Builder: | Brest |
| Laid down: | September 1788 |
| Launched: | 20 December 1790 |
| Completed: | February 1791 |
| Fate: | Wrecked after the battle of Trafalgar, October 1805 |
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| Class and type: | Tonnant class |
| Type: | 80-gun ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1800 tonnes |
| Length: | 59.3 m (195 ft) |
| Beam: | 15.3 m (50 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 780 |
| Armament: | 80 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
Indomptable ("Indomitable") was an Tonnant-class 80-gun ship of the line in the French Navy, laid down in 1788 and in active service from 1791. Engaged against the Royal Navy after 1794, she was damaged in the Battle of Trafalgar and wrecked near the Spanish city of Cadiz on 24 October 1805.
Indomptable was designed by naval engineer Jacques-Noël Sané and laid down in Brest in September 1788. She was launched on 20 December 1790, and completed in February 1791.
Her first engagement was on 29 May 1794 against HMS Barfleur and HMS Orion during the Glorious First of June campaign. Following the battle the dismasted Indomptable was towed back to Brest by Brutus.
In 1795, she served in the Mediterranean under Admiral François Joseph Bouvet and took part in the landing attempt in Ireland planned by General Louis Lazare Hoche. In 1801, she was engaged in the campaign in Egypt, but was unable to break the English blockade and stayed in Toulon. Other elements of the fleet managed to reach Elba.
Indomptable fought in the battle of Algeciras in 1801 when she was again badly damaged. In 1802 and 1803, she served in Toulon under Admiral Latouche Tréville.
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