French ship Ajax (1806)
# French ship Ajax (1806)

Ajax was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

## Career

Ajax was built at Rochefort along the lines of the Téméraire type designed by Jacques-Noël Sané, but with modifications brought by Engineers Rigault and Filhol; she is sometimes listed as a "82-gun ship".

Commissioned under Captain Jean-Nicolas Petit, she replaced Jemmapes in Zacharie Allemand's squadron. In 1808, she transferred to Toulon, where she became an artillery hulk in 1815.

Renamed Patiente in 1816, she became a prison hulk in 1818.

## Citations

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Roche, vol.1, p.29
* ↑ Clouet, Alain (2007). "La marine de Napoléon III : classe Téméraire - caractéristiques". dossiersmarine.free.fr. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
