French ship Commerce de Lyon (1807)

The Commerce de Lyon was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1807. She served during the Napoleonic Wars and the Bourbon Restoration.

Career

Details of her early career are somewhat fragmented, but it is known she participated in several engagements during the Napoleonic Wars. Specific battles and commanders for the early years of her service require further research.

Following the Bourbon Restoration, Commerce de Lyon remained in service with the French Navy. During this period, she primarily served in the Mediterranean, involved in routine patrols and maintaining a French naval presence.

The ship's armament consisted of 74 cannons of varying calibers, typical for ships of the line of that era. This included heavy cannons on the lower gun deck and smaller guns on the upper decks.

Commerce de Lyon was eventually decommissioned and broken up, although the exact date of her disposal is not widely documented. She represents a typical example of a French ship of the line during the Napoleonic era and the subsequent period of restoration. Further details on her specific actions can likely be found in French naval archives and historical records.