French ship Amphion (1749)

Amphion was a 50-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

History
France
Name: Amphion
Namesake: "Amphion"
Ordered: 19 January 1748[1]
Builder: Brest[1]
Laid down: 1748[1]
Launched: 28 July 1749[1]
Decommissioned: September 1787[1]
In service: 1750[1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 900 tonnes
Length: 47.1 metres
Beam: 13.0 metres
Draught: 6.3 metres
Propulsion: Sail
Armament: 50 to 54 guns
Armour: Timber

Career

Amphion took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Keredern de Trobriand. [1] Seriously damaged, Amphion returned to Brest while the fight was still raging, carrying the first news of the battle.[2] In consequence, Trobriand was replaced at the command of Amphion.[3]

She took part in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779,[4][5] where her captain, Ferron du Quengo, was killed.[6] The same month, she ran aground at Cap-Haïtien at Saint-Domingue.[1]

Amphion took part in the Action of 20 March 1780, along with Annibal, Diadème and Réfléchi.[1][7]

Fate

Amphion was broken up in Rochefort in 1787.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Roche (2005), p. 40.
    2. Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 134.
    3. Troude (1867), p. 11.
    4. Troude (1867), p. 39.
    5. Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 629.
    6. Troude (1867), p. 41.
    7. Troude (1867), p. 68-69.

    Bibliography

    • Demerliac, Alain (2004). La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN 2-906381-23-3.
    • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 325–6. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
    • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.



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