French ship Solitaire (1774)
History | |
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France | |
Name | Solitaire |
Launched | 22 October 1774 |
Captured | 6 December 1782, by Royal Navy |
Great Britain | |
Name | Solitaire |
Acquired | 6 December 1782 |
Fate | Sold, 1790 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Solitaire class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1521 tons |
Length | 51 metres [1] |
Beam | 13.2 metres [1] |
Draught | 6.4 metres [1] |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
Solitaire was a
Career
In 1776, Solitaire was under
In 1778, Solitaire was part of the Third Division of the Blue squadron in the fleet of Orvilliers,[7] and took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 under Captain Briqueville.[8][5]
In 1779, she was part of a division under Louis Augustin de Monteclerc, also comprising the frigates Inconstante and Surveillante, and led an expedition to hunt down privateers. The division returned to Brest on 4 May 1779 with 400 prisoners.[9] Later that year, Solitaire was attached to a squadron under Orvilliers.[9][10]
She took part in the Battle of Fort Royal on 29 April 1781 under Cicé-Champion.[11]
Solitaire was part of a squadron that comprised Triton, Résolue, Nymphe, and the brig Speedy. The French squadron sailed on 24 November 1782 from Saint-Pierre, Martinique.[12]
After a dark night, Solitaire, Captain de Borda, found herself in the morning close to a squadron of eight British ships under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Hughes, which was on its way from Gibraltar. The English gave chase and Solitaire sailed to delay them and give the rest of the French squadron a chance to escape.[12]
At 12:30 and engagement developed between Solitaire and
Citations
- ^ a b c d Roche, vol.1, p.86
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
- ^ Binet (1911). "La construction du vaisseau de 100 canons "La Bretagne"". Annales de Bretagne et des pays de l'Ouest. 27–2: 218. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 80-81.
- ^ a b Roche (2005), p. 419.
- ^ Roche (2005), p. 433.
- ^ Lacour-Gayet (1905), p. 618.
- ^ Académie de Marine (2011), p. 2.
- ^ a b Contenson (1934), p. 228.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 32.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 102.
- ^ a b c Guérin (1857), Vol. 5, p.124.
- ^ Troude (1865), Vol. 2, p.212.
- OCLC 1414856625.
References
- OCLC 7842336.
- Guérin, Léon (1857). Histoire maritime de France (in French). Vol. 5. Dufour et Mulat.
- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
- ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 48. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
External links
- Académie de Marine (2011). "BRIQUEVILLE" (PDF). Académie de Marine. Retrieved 16 May 2020.