The Couronne was a 74-gun ship of the line belonging to the Téméraire class, constructed for the French Navy during the 1810s. Designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, this vessel was laid down at the Arsenal de Brest on 15 October 1813, after being ordered on 20 February 1812, and was launched on 26 August 1824. She was completed in 1825 and commissioned on 23 February 1830, marking her entry into active service. Physically, the Couronne measured approximately 55.87 meters (183 ft 4 in) in length, with a beam of 14.46 meters (47 ft 5 in), and a depth of hold of 7.15 meters (23 ft 5 in). She displaced about 3,069 tonneaux and had a tonnage of 1,537 port tonneaux. The ship was rigged with three masts and was fully ship-rigged, suitable for long voyages and fleet maneuvers. Her crew comprised around 705 officers and ratings during wartime. Armament on the Couronne consisted of a traditional Téméraire-class arrangement, including twenty-eight 36-pounder long guns on the lower gun deck and thirty 18-pounder long guns on the upper deck. Additional armament on the quarterdeck and forecastle varied over time, including 8-pounder guns and 36-pounder carronades, although older 36-pounder obusiers were removed from the ship’s armament. The Couronne played a notable role in early French naval operations, including the Invasion of Algiers in 1830. She underwent several name changes, being renamed Barricade and later Duperré after the death of Admiral Duperré. She participated in the Crimean War (1853–1856), with her most notable incident occurring on 22 July 1854 when she ran aground off Åland in the Grand Duchy of Finland; she was undamaged and refloated with assistance from British ships HMS Driver and HMS Hecla. Later, in 1861, she was towed to Saigon, French Indo-China, where she served as the flagship of the local naval forces. The vessel was stricken from the naval register on 17 August 1869 and dismantled in January 1870. Overall, the Couronne exemplifies the transition from traditional ship-of-the-line design to the evolving naval technologies of the mid-19th century, with a service record spanning significant colonial and European conflicts.

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