French ship Imperial

A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Impérial:

• Impérial was a Dutch-built flûte that the French Navy captured in 1794 (original name unknown); she was deleted at end 1795.
• Impérial was a 118-gun Océan-class ship of the line launched in 1803 as the Vengeur. She was renamed Impérial in 1805, captured by the British in 1806 at the Battle of San Domingo and burned.
• Impérial was a 118-gun Océan-class ship of the line launched in 1811. She was renamed Royal Louis in April 1814, Impérial in March 1815 and Royal Louis in July 1815. She was broken up in 1825.

The Vengeur ("Avenger") was a first-rate 118-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, of the Océan type, designed by Jacques-Noël Sané. She was the first ship in French service to sport 18-pounder long guns on her third deck, instead of the lighter 12-pounder long guns used before for this role.