French ship Diadème (1811)
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The Diadème was an 86-gun Bucentaure-class
Bucentaure class ship of the line
The Bucentaure class was a class of 80-gun French ships of the line built to a design by Jacques-Noël Sané from 1802 onwards, of which at least 29 were ordered but only 21 ships were launched...
80-gun ship of the line
Ship of the line
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of the French Navy
French Navy
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, designed by Sané
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Commissioned in Lorient in January 1812, Diadème was disarmed at the Bourbon Restauration. She had major refits in 1822 and 1833, and was reactivated in 1826 to join the squadron of the Mediterranean.
From 1856, she was used as a barracks hulk.