(french navy)
101French ship Alcide (1742) — Alcide was a 64 gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1742.On 8 June 1755, Alcide was captured by ships of Vice Admiral Edward Boscawen s squadron, and commissioned into the Royal Navy as the third rate HMS Alcide .HMS Alcide was… …
102French ship Téméraire (1749) — Téméraire was a 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1749.She was captured at the Battle of Lagos on 18 August 1759, by HMS|Warspite|1758|6, and was taken into the Royal Navy as the third rate HMS Temeraire . Temeraire was sold …
103French ship St Ann (1755) — St Ann was a 64 gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1755.She was captured by the Royal Navy on 25 May 1761, and commissioned as the third rate HMS St Ann . St Ann was sold out of the navy in 1784.NotesReferences *Lavery, Brian… …
104French ship Solitaire (1774) — Solitaire was a 64 gun ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1774.She was captured by the Royal Navy on 6 December 1782, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Solitaire . She was sold out of the navy in 1790.NotesReferences *Lavery,… …
105French ship Valmy — Valmy , named after the Battle of Valmy, was the largest three decker of the French Navy. She was laid down at Brest in 1838 as Formidable and launched in 1847. When she entered service in 1849, she was the largest warship in the world and would… …
106French ship Le Redoutable — At least eleven vessels of the French Navy have borne the name Le Redoutable ( the frightening one ). Among them:* Le Redoutable : project for a ship of the line (1706) * Le Redoutable (1740): privateer * Le Redoutable (1749): 74 gun ship of the… …
107French ship Mont-Blanc (1791) — Mont Blanc was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the French Navy.She was built at Rochefort as the Pyrrhus in 1791. She was renamed Mont Blanc in 1793 before being renamed Trente et un Mai in 1794. Under that name she fought at the Battle… …
108French ship Achille — Nine French ships of the French Navy have born the name Achille in honour of Greek hero Achilles: * Achille (1705), a 70 gun ship of the line * Achille Achille (1748), a 64 gun ship of the line * The 74 gun Annibal (1778), was renamed Achille in… …
109French ship Jeanne d'Arc — A number of ships of the French Navy have bourne the name Jeanne d Arc , in honour of Joan of Arc. Among them* A 52 gun frigate (1820 1834) built in Brest. She was the flasghip of the Caribbean squadron. * A 42 gun frigate (1837 1865),… …
110French ship Hercule (1798) — The Hercule was a 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy.During her maiden journey, on 21 April 1798, and just 24 hours out of port, she was captured by the British ship HMS Mars after a violent fight, off Île de Sein near Brest. Hercule… …
