Commission de Paris

The Commission de Paris was a body of French naval engineers gathered in 1821 to design the future frigates and ships of the line of the French Navy for the post-Empire era. Presided by Jacques-Noël Sané, the Commission comprised Jean-Marguerite Tupinier, Pierre Rolland, and . Ships designed by the Commission de Paris * Valmy, the only 120-gun ship built to the Commission design, photographed after 1864 as the schoolship Borda. * 1/40-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule on display at the Musée national de la Marine. * * The 90-gun Inflexible as a boys' school

Commission de Paris

The Commission de Paris was a body of French naval engineers gathered in 1821 to design the future frigates and ships of the line of the French Navy for the post-Empire era. Presided by Jacques-Noël Sané, the Commission comprised Jean-Marguerite Tupinier, Pierre Rolland, and . Ships designed by the Commission de Paris * Valmy, the only 120-gun ship built to the Commission design, photographed after 1864 as the schoolship Borda. * 1/40-scale model of the 100-gun Hercule on display at the Musée national de la Marine. * * The 90-gun Inflexible as a boys' school