French ship Bien-Aimé (1672)

Bien-Aimé was a rowing frigate of the French Navy, designed by Engineer Chapelle.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Bien-Aimé.
History
France
Name: Bien-Aimé (sometimes written Bien-Aimée or 'Bienaymée) [1]
Ordered: 24 April 1671 [1]
Builder: Toulon [1]
Laid down: 31 October 1671 [1]
Launched: 20 March 1672 [1]
In service: 1672 [1]
Out of service: 1693 [1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 300 tonnes
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Complement: 150 men
Armament: 20 to 24 guns

Career

Bien-Aimé was part of the squadron under Tourville that cruised off Tunis and Algiers in 1679. [1]

Sources and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Roche (2005), p. 74, volume 1.

    References

    • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 74. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.


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