French ship Vaillant (1756)

Vaillant was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Noël Pomet, and lead ship of her class.

History
France
Name: Vaillant
Namesake: "Valliant"
Ordered: 27 July 1752[1]
Builder: Toulon[1]
Laid down: November 1752[1]
Launched: 1 October 1755[1]
Decommissioned: 1783[1]
In service: June 1756[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Vaillant-class ship of the line.
Tons burthen: 1150 tonnes
Length: 49.1 metres
Beam: 13.2 metres
Draught: 6.9 metres
Propulsion: Sail
Complement: 450 men
Armour: Timber

Career

In 1772, she was under La Brizollière, and bound for Saint Domingue, along with Actionnaire, Aurore and Sylphide.[2][3] The year after, she was at Toulon under Oppède.[3]

In 1777, she was under Chabert-Cogolin in Estaing's fleet.[4] On 14 August 1778, along with Hector, she captured the 8-gun bomb vessel HMS Thunder at Sandy Hook.[1] She took part in the Battle of Grenada on 6 July 1779.[5][6] She returned to Lorient that same year.[7] In November, she was part of a division off Savannah, along with Zélé and Marseillais, when the ships got separated.[8]

In 1780, Seillans took command of Vaillant.[9] The year after, she was under Bernard de Marigny.[10]

In 1782, Sainte-Eulalie took command and sailed her back to France.[11]

Fate

Vaillant was hulked in Rochefort in 1783.[1] From 1792, she was used as a masting crane.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Roche (2005), p. 454.
    2. Archives nationales (2011), p. 163.
    3. Archives nationales (2011), p. 193.
    4. Archives nationales (2011), p. 231.
    5. Troude (1867), p. 39.
    6. Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 629.
    7. Archives nationales (2011), p. 261.
    8. Archives nationales (2011), p. 262.
    9. Archives nationales (2011), p. 275.
    10. Archives nationales (2011), p. 303.
    11. Contenson (1934), p. 167.

    Bibliography

    • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
    • 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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