French ship Argonaute (1781)
The Argonaute was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
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Name | Argonaute |
Namesake | Argonaut |
Builder | Rochefort [1] |
Laid down | August 1779 [1] |
Launched | 5 June 1781 [1] |
In service | December 1781 [1] |
Out of service | 1795 [1] |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Argonaute class ship of the line |
Displacement | 1500 tonnes |
Length | 55.2 m (181 ft) |
Beam | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
Draught | 7.4 m (24 ft) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Armament |
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Armour | Timber |
Career
Argonaute served in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean, taking part in the Battle of Cuddalore [1] under Chevalier de Clavières. [2]
In 1794, she was razéed and renamed to Flibustier, recommissioned as a 42-gun frigate. [1]
She was decommissioned in December 1795. [1]
Citations
- Roche (2005), p. 48.
- Cunat (1852), p. 301-302.
References
- Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 48. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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