Career
Built	1789
Fate	Ran aground after Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
General Characteristics
Displacement:
Length:
Width:
Beam:
Draught:
Class:	(3rd rate)
Speed:
Complement:	700 men
Armament:	80 guns:

Indomptable ("Indomitable") was an 80-gun ship of the line in the French Navy. Tricolore of France Created by User:Anthony S. Tsoumbris French Tricolore flag File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam A.S. Roma A.C. Milan Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Corsica Chelsea F.C. European Union Estonia European... This is one of six ratings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th) in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the United Kingdoms Royal Navy). ...

She took part in the Third Battle of Ushant on 29 May and 1 June 1794, engaging the English Barfleur and Orion simultaneously, after which the Indomptable, having lost her masts, was towed to Brest. The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant and in French as the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2) was a naval battle fought in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 1794 between the Royal Navy and the navy of Revolutionary France. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782: surrender of the Ville de Paris by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1783, shows Hoods Barfleur, centre, attacking the French flagship Ville de Paris, right. ... HMS Orion (1787 at Deptford) a 74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line which fought at the Battle of the Nile and at Trafalgar where, with Ajax, she forced the surrender of the French ship Intrépide (74). ...

In 1795, she served in the Mediterranean under contre-amiral François Joseph Bouvet. She 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. Satellite image Map of the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... François Joseph Bouvet (23 April 1753 - 21 July 1832) was a French admiral. ... Louis Lazare Hoche (June 24, 1768 - September 19, 1797) was a French general. ... Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ... Elba and the Tuscan Archipelago. ...

The 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. On 17 January 1805, she went to sea under Admiral Villeneuve, together with ten other vessels and eight frigates, and on 20 January the fleet set sailed for the French Caribbean, which it reached on 13 May. The fleet captured Diamond Rock from the British, but Villeneuve returned to Europe on hearing that Nelson had arrived in the West Indies. The Battle of Algeciras Bay began on July 8, British squadron of seven ships of the line, one frigate and one brig, under French squadron of three line-of-battle ships and one frigate, under Admiral Linois. ... Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville Letter by Latouche-Tréville Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville (Rochefort-sur-mer, 3rd of June 1745 - Toulon, aboard vessel Bucentaure, 19th of August 1804) was a French admiral and a hero of the American Revolutionary War and of the Napoleonic... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (1763-1806) was a French Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars notable for his command of the French and Spanish fleets defeated by Horatio Nelson and the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ...

On 22 June 1805, in the battle of Cape Finisterre the quartermasters of Indomptable spotted the British fleet under Sir Robert Calder, after a violent artillery exchange, the fleets were separated in the fog. Exhausted after six months at sea, the fleet anchored in Cádiz to rest and refit. With his command under question and planning to mee the British fleet to gain a decisive victory, Villeneuve left Cádiz and met the British fleet near Cape Trafalgar. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The battle of Cape Finisterre was a naval battle of the War of the Third Coalition in the Napoleonic Wars, fought on 22 July 1805 off Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain between a British fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Robert Calder and a French fleet commanded by Admiral Pierre Charles... Portrait of Robert Calder by Lemuel Francis Abbott, painted 1797 Admiral Robert Calder ( 1745– 1 September 1818) was a British naval officer who served in the Seven Years War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. ... City nickname: Tacita de plata (little silver cup) Location within the Spain Province Cádiz Mayor Teófila Martínez Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 592 km² 592 km² 0. ... Cape Trafalgar (Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in Cadiz Province in the South-West of Spain. ...

During the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, the Indomptable was in the Spanish line between the San Justo and the Santa Anna. She engaged the British Revenge, Dreadnought and Thunderer. She left the battle with the Spanish, and rescued the survivors of the Bucentaure before returning to Rota. The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, was the most significant naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars and the pivotal naval battle of the 19th century. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Revenge, launched in 1805, was a third-rate of 74 guns. ... As quarantine ship, mid-1800s HMS Dreadnought was a second-rate of 98 guns of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Thunderer (1783 at Rotherhither) a 74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line which fought at Trafalgar. ... Rota was a Valkyrie in Norse mythology, who chose those who were about to die on the battle-field. ...

During the following night, a storm broke her anchor chains and she ran aground. Only about 150 out of 1200 men (the 700-man crew and 500 survivors of the Bucentaure) survived.