In 1778, Conquérant was under Monteil, part of the Third division in the Blue squadron of the fleet under Orvilliers.[1] She took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778, where Monteil was wounded.[2]
She took part in the Battle of the Nile, where she was armed with only 18- and 12-pounders, and crewed by a mere 400 men, under captain Dalbarade.[6] Second ship in the vanguard of her line, Conquérant sustained fire from the passing British ships sailing to attack the centre of the French fleet. She was particularly targeted by HMS Audacious and Goliath, who reduced her to a hulk before 19:00. Immobilised, hopelessly overgunned and undermanned, her captain mortally wounded, Conquérant struck her colours and was seized by a boarding party from Audacious.
She was subsequently recommissioned in the Royal Navy under the same name.
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french, ship, conquérant, 1746, other, ships, with, same, name, french, ship, conquérant, conquérant, originally, launched, 1746, design, françois, coulomb, younger, taken, service, march, 1764, rebuilt, brest, citoyen, class, ship, line, french, navy, conquér. For other ships with the same name see French ship Conquerant The Conquerant was originally launched in 1746 on a design by Francois Coulomb the Younger She was taken out of service in March 1764 and rebuilt at Brest as a Citoyen class 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy Conquerant at the Battle of Cape HenryHistoryFranceNameConquerantNamesake Conqueror Ordered5 March 1743BuilderToulonLaid downFebruary 1745Launched9 March 1746In serviceJanuary 1747Captured2 August 1798Great BritainNameConquerantAcquired2 August 1798FateBroken up January 1803 PlymouthGeneral characteristicsClass and typeCitoyen class ship of the lineDisplacement1500 tonnesLength55 1 m 181 ft Beam14 1 m 46 ft Draught6 8 m 22 ft PropulsionSailArmament74 guns Lower battery 28 36 pounders Upper battery 30 18 pounders Forecastle and quarterdeck 16 8 poundersArmourTimberCareer EditIn 1778 Conquerant was under Monteil part of the Third division in the Blue squadron of the fleet under Orvilliers 1 She took part in the Battle of Ushant on 27 July 1778 where Monteil was wounded 2 On 2 May 1780 3 she departed Brest with the 7 ship and 3 frigate Expedition Particuliere under Admiral Ternay escorting 36 transports carrying troops to support the Continental Army in the War of American Independence The squadron comprised the 80 gun Duc de Bourgogne under Ternay d Arsac admiral and Medine flag captain the 74 gun Neptune under Sochet Des Touches and Conquerant under La Grandiere and the 64 gun Provence under Lombard Ardent under Bernard de Marigny Jason under La Clocheterie and Eveille under Le Gardeur de Tilly and the frigates Surveillante under Villeneuve Cillart Amazone under La Perouse and Bellone 4 Amazone which constituted the vanguard of the fleet arrived at Boston on 11 June 1780 5 She took part in the Battle of the Nile where she was armed with only 18 and 12 pounders and crewed by a mere 400 men under captain Dalbarade 6 Second ship in the vanguard of her line Conquerant sustained fire from the passing British ships sailing to attack the centre of the French fleet She was particularly targeted by HMS Audacious and Goliath who reduced her to a hulk before 19 00 Immobilised hopelessly overgunned and undermanned her captain mortally wounded Conquerant struck her colours and was seized by a boarding party from Audacious She was subsequently recommissioned in the Royal Navy under the same name Notes citations and references EditNotes Citations Lacour Gayet 1910 p 618 Contenson 1934 p 649 Roche 2005 p 159 Lacour Gayet 1910 p 645 Monaque 2000 p 38 LA CAMPAGNE D EGYPTE Archived 2010 01 17 at the Wayback Machine Bibliography Contenson Ludovic 1934 La Societe des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d Amerique 1778 1783 Paris editions Auguste Picard OCLC 7842336 Demerliac Alain 2004 La Marine de Louis XVI Nomenclature des Navires Francais de 1774 a 1792 in French Editions Ancre ISBN 2 906381 23 3 Lacour Gayet Georges 1910 La marine militaire de la France sous le regne de Louis XVI Paris Honore Champion Monaque Remi 2000 Les aventures de Louis Rene de Latouche Treville compagnon de La Fayette et commandant de l Hermione in French Paris SPM Roche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours 1671 1870 Group Retozel Maury Millau pp 325 6 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 External links Naval Database Archived 2012 02 07 at the Wayback Machine This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a ship of the line of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French ship Conquerant 1746 amp oldid 1124814489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
