Dauphin Royal and the contemporary Superbe, also built at Brest over the same period, were the last French 74-gun ships to have only thirteen pairs of lower deck guns (subsequent 74-gun French ships all were constructed with a fourteenth pair of lower deck guns). In 1747, she was rebuilt at Brest and reduced to 70 guns by the removal of her poop guns.
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In early 1744, Dauphin Royal was part of the squadron under Roquefeuil for a cruise in the Channel.[1]
In 1755, she sailed to Canada under Captain de Montalais.[1] In 1757, she was laid up in ordinary at Rochefort.[1]
Dauphin Royal took part in the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759 under Captain d'Uturbie Fragosse.[1]
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french, ship, dauphin, royal, 1735, other, ships, with, same, name, french, ship, dauphin, royal, dauphin, royal, ship, line, royal, french, royal, navy, designed, 1735, blaise, ollivier, constructed, 1735, 1740, brest, dockyard, history, france, namedauphin, . For other ships with the same name see French ship Dauphin Royal Dauphin Royal was a 74 gun ship of the line of the Royal French Royal Navy designed in 1735 by Blaise Ollivier and constructed in 1735 to 1740 at Brest Dockyard History France NameDauphin Royal NamesakeThe Dauphin of France heir to the French throne BuilderBrest Dockyard 1 Laid downNovember 1735 1 Launched13 October 1738 1 In serviceOctober 1740 1 Out of serviceSeptember 1783 1 Stricken1783 FateBroken up in 1787 General characteristics Class and typeship of the line Displacement2 608 tonnes Tons burthen1 400 tonnes 1 Length49 9 metres 1 155 French feet 10 inches 2 Beam13 6 metres 1 42 French feet 4 inches Draught6 6 metres 1 20 French feet 4 inches Depth of hold20 French feet Decks2 gun decks Sail planFull rigged ship Complement550 men 6 officers Armament74 guns Main battery 26 36 pounders on the lower deck Secondary battery 28 18 pounders on the upper deck Forecastle and quarterdeck 16 8 pounders on the quarterdeck and forecastle Poop 4 4 pounders on the poop these were removed in 1751 Armourtimber Battle of Grenada Contents 1 Construction 2 Career 3 Fate 4 Citations 5 ReferencesConstruction editDauphin Royal and the contemporary Superbe also built at Brest over the same period were the last French 74 gun ships to have only thirteen pairs of lower deck guns subsequent 74 gun French ships all were constructed with a fourteenth pair of lower deck guns In 1747 she was rebuilt at Brest and reduced to 70 guns by the removal of her poop guns Career editIn early 1744 Dauphin Royal was part of the squadron under Roquefeuil for a cruise in the Channel 1 In 1755 she sailed to Canada under Captain de Montalais 1 In 1757 she was laid up in ordinary at Rochefort 1 Dauphin Royal took part in the Battle of Quiberon Bay on 20 November 1759 under Captain d Uturbie Fragosse 1 In 1788 under Nieuil Dauphin Royal was the lead ship of the Second Division in the White and Blue squadron of the fleet under Orvilliers 3 She took part in the Battle of Ushant the Invasion of Minorca in 1781 and the Battle of Saint Kitts on 25 26 January 1782 Dauphin Royal and her commander Roquefeuil Montpeyroux also took part in the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April 1782 1 Fate editShe was condemned in September 1783 and sold in June 1787 to be broken up 1 Citations edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Roche 2005 p 142 143 The French pre metric foot was 6 575 longer than the equivalent British foot Contenson 1934 p 615 References editContenson Ludovic 1934 La Societe des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d Amerique 1778 1783 Paris editions Auguste Picard OCLC 7842336 Demerliac Alain 1995 La Marine de Louis XV Nomenclature des Navires Francais de 1715 a 1774 in French Editions Ancre ISBN 9782906381193 OCLC 492782929 Lacour Gayet Georges 1905 La marine militaire de la France sous le regne de Louis XVI Paris Honore Champion OCLC 763372623 Roche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours 1 1671 1870 p 223 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Winfield Rif Roberts Stephen S 2017 French Warships in the Age of Sail 1626 1786 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth ISBN 978 1 4738 9351 1 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat 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 Dauphin Royal 1735 amp oldid 1221058429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
