French ship Charlemagne (1852)

Charlemagne was an 80-gun French ship of the line commissioned in 1852. The ship was in the Mediterranean Sea in 1852.[1] The ship was sent by Napoleon III to the Black Sea as a show of force in violation of the London Straits Convention just prior to the Crimean War.[2]

The 'Charlemagne', with 'HMS Trafalgar' leaving Port Mahon under tow by 'HMS Firebrand', 1 June 1852
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Charlemagne.
History
France
Name: Charlemagne
Namesake: Charlemagne
Acquired: 1843
Commissioned: 1852
General characteristics
Type: Ship of the line
Armament: 80 guns

Notes
  1. Calhoun. Pg 13
  2. Royle. Pg 19
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References
  • Calhoun, Gordon "The Flagship's Roman Holiday, USS Cumberland's 1850s Mediterranean Cruises" The Day Book Vol 10 Issue 2 Hampton Roads Naval Museum <http://www.hrnm.navy.mil/daybooks/volumexissue2.pdf>
  • Royle, Trevor Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856 (2000) Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 1-4039-6416-5


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