French ship Neptune (1818) explained
The
Neptune was an 80-gun
Bucentaure-class 80-gun
ship of the line of the
French Navy, designed by
Sané.
Started in 1810, briefly renamed Brabançon during the Hundred Days and launched in 1818, after the Bourbon Restoration, she remained without commission until 1839.
She was part of a squadron under Admiral Hugon, along with Montebello and Andromaque.
She was struck in 1858 and used as a prison ship in Toulon harbour between 1865 and 1868 when she was broken up.[1]
References
- Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922. 325.
- Book: Winfield . Rif . Roberts . Stephen S. . French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861 . 2015 . Seaforth Publishing . Barnsley . 978-184832-204-2.
Notes and References
- Winfield & Roberts p.58