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French ship Vaillant (1756)

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History
France
NameVaillant
Namesake"Valliant"
Ordered27 July 1752[1]
BuilderToulon[1]
Laid downNovember 1752[1]
Launched1 October 1755[1]
Decommissioned1783[1]
In serviceJune 1756[1]
FateHulked 1783
General characteristics
Class and typeVaillant-class ship of the line.
Tons burthen1150 tonnes
Length49.1 metres
Beam13.2 metres
Draught6.9 metres
PropulsionSail
Complement450 men
ArmourTimber

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

Career

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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

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

Citations

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References

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  • 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). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.
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