Was captured in Toulon by the British in August 1793 but was retaken by the French on December in the same year. She cruised in the Mediterranean in 1794 and 1795.
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Demerliac, Cmdt. Alain, Nomenclature des navires français de 1774 a 1792. Editions ANCRE, Nice.
Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-84832-204-2.
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french, ship, heureux, 1782, heureux, centaure, class, ship, line, french, navy, image, history, france, nameheureux, namesake, merry, ordered15, february, 1782, buildertoulon, laid, down12, 1782, launched19, december, 1782, serviceapril, 1783, captured2, augu. The Heureux was a Centaure class 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy An image of French ship Heureux 1782 History France NameHeureux Namesake Merry Ordered15 February 1782 BuilderToulon Laid down12 May 1782 Launched19 December 1782 In serviceApril 1783 Captured2 August 1798 FateBurnt 29 August 1798 General characteristics Class and typeCentaure class ship of the line Displacement1530 tonnes Length54 6 m 179 ft Beam14 3 m 47 ft Draught7 m 23 ft PropulsionSail Armament74 guns ArmourTimber Was captured in Toulon by the British in August 1793 but was retaken by the French on December in the same year She cruised in the Mediterranean in 1794 and 1795 Under Captain Jean Pierre Etienne she took part in the Expedition to Egypt and in the Battle of the Nile The first ship to spot the British fleet on 1 August Heureux fought the next day and was forced to strike her colours Too badly damaged for repairs she was burnt on 29 August 1798 1 Notes edit Winfield Rif 2017 French warships in the age of sail 1626 1786 design construction careers and fates Barnsley South Yorkshire p 111 ISBN 978 1 4738 9351 1 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link References editDemerliac Cmdt Alain Nomenclature des navires francais de 1774 a 1792 Editions ANCRE Nice Winfield Rif and Roberts Stephen 2015 French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 1861 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 84832 204 2 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp 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 Heureux 1782 amp oldid 1175203891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
