French ship Bien-Aimé (1769)
 Watercolour portrait of Bien-Aimé, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Bien-Aimé |
| Ordered: | 1769 or March 1770 [1] |
| Builder: | Lorient [1] |
| Laid down: | March 1768 [1] |
| Launched: | 22 March 1769 [1] |
| In service: | November 1769 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bien-Aimé class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1500 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.2 metres |
| Beam: | 14.1 metres |
| Draught: | 6.9 metres |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament: | 74 guns: |
Bien-Aimé was a 74-gun ship of the French Navy.
Construction
Bien-Aimé was built for the French East India Company, but the French Navy purchased her while under construction.[1]
Career
In 1777, Bien-Aimé was under Captain de Bougainville.[1] The next year, at the outbreak of the War of American Independence, she was part of the squadron under Admiral Lamotte-Picquet, and took part in the Action of 2 May 1781.[1]
On 24 April 1781,Bien-Aimé departed Brest, under François Pierre Huon de Kermadec, in the squadron of Admiral Lamotte-Picquet, along with the 110-gun Invincible, the 74-gun Actif, and the 64-gun ships Alexandre, Hardi and Lion, and the frigates Sibylle and Néréide and cutters Chasseur and Levrette.[2]
Fate
Bien-Aimé was struck from the Navy lists in 1784, and broken up the year after.[1]
Bibliography
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion.
- 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.