Ordered in Toulon, Languedoc took several years to complete due to a lack of timber in the shipyard, already busy building Zélé and Bourgogne, and with the orders for the 74-gunMarseillois and the 64-gunProvence in queue.[1]
In 1778, France decided to intervene in the American War of Independence, and the Anglo-French War broke out. Vice-amiral d'Estaing was ordered to take the fleet to the Americas. He set his flag on the Languedoc, after her upgrade to 90 guns. His 12-ship fleet set sail on the 18 April 1778. The fleet reached New York on 8 July 1778, and Languedoc landed the French chargé d'affaires.[3]
On the 10th of August, the French fleet encountered the English fleets of Admirals Howe and Byron. A tempest broke out, and Languedoc lost her rigging and steering. The 50-gun Renown raked her, but she was saved by the timely arrival of a French squadron led by Suffren.
At the Battle of the Saintes, Languedoc was under Captain Arros d'Argelos, and followed the fleet flagship Ville de Paris in the French line of battle. The French fleet was parted in two, and Languedoc retreated, leaving De Grasse to be captured. Languedoc then joined with La Pérouse, and reached Brest on the 28 June 1783. The subsequent inquiry into the battle found Argelos innocent, De Grasse being found ultimately responsible.
French Revolutionary warsEdit
Languedoc was refitted and upgraded by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané. On the 5 September 1792, she set sail under Admiral de Latouche Tréville. She took part in the campaign off Italy, and was badly damaged in the tempests of December; from 21 to 23, Scipion had to assist.[6] On the 7 February, she took part in the landing of troops in Sardinia.
She sailed back to Toulon and undertook extensive repairs. Toulon fell to the hands of the English and was retaken by the French. The Languedoc, being deemed unusable, was not destroyed when the English left the city. She was renamed Antifédéraliste at the height of Robespierre's power, and renamed again to Victoire at the Thermidorian Reaction.
As Victoire, under captain Savary, she took part in the campaign off Italy, where she confronted Nelson's squadron. She served off Canada in 1796, returned to France, and was deemed too old to take part in the landing in Ireland.
FateEdit
Victoire was condemned in Brest in 1798 as it is written in her last log.[7]
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The "Languedoc" (1761–1798), history of an XVIIIth century Ship of the Line
October 23, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see French ship Languedoc and French ship Victoire The Languedoc was a 80 gun ship of the line of the French Navy and flagship of Admiral d Estaing She was offered to King Louis XV by the Languedoc as part of the Don des vaisseaux a national effort to rebuild the navy after the Seven Years War She was designed by the naval architect Joseph Coulomb and funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from the Estates of Languedoc The Languedoc dismasted by the storm the night of the 12th attacked by HMS Renown the afternoon of 13 August 1778HistoryFranceNamesakeLanguedocBuilderArsenal of ToulonLaid down1764Launched15 May 1766In service17 January 1778RenamedRenamed Anti federaliste renamed Victoire July 1794 FateBroken up 1799General characteristicsClass and typeSaint Esprit class ship of the lineDisplacement1754 tonnesLength59 8 m 196 ft Beam14 9 m 49 ft Draught7 5 m 25 ft Complement670Armament80 guns Lower deck 30 36 pounders Upper deck 32 24 pounders Castles 18 8 pounders Contents 1 Construction 2 Career 2 1 War of American Independence 2 2 French Revolutionary wars 3 Fate 4 Citations 5 References 6 External linksConstruction EditOrdered in Toulon Languedoc took several years to complete due to a lack of timber in the shipyard already busy building Zele and Bourgogne and with the orders for the 74 gun Marseillois and the 64 gun Provence in queue 1 Career EditIn 1773 she was under Apchon 2 War of American Independence Edit In 1778 France decided to intervene in the American War of Independence and the Anglo French War broke out Vice amiral d Estaing was ordered to take the fleet to the Americas He set his flag on the Languedoc after her upgrade to 90 guns His 12 ship fleet set sail on the 18 April 1778 The fleet reached New York on 8 July 1778 and Languedoc landed the French charge d affaires 3 On the 10th of August the French fleet encountered the English fleets of Admirals Howe and Byron A tempest broke out and Languedoc lost her rigging and steering The 50 gun Renown raked her but she was saved by the timely arrival of a French squadron led by Suffren Languedoc was Estaing s flagship for his mission to America with Boulainvilliers as flag captain 4 She took part in the Battle of St Lucia in December 1778 Languedoc then took part in the Capture of Grenada from 2 to 4 July 1779 5 Languedoc returned to France where she was refitted In 1781 she set sail in the fleet of Admiral de Grasse She took part in the Battle of the Chesapeake under Parscau du Plessix At the Battle of the Saintes Languedoc was under Captain Arros d Argelos and followed the fleet flagship Ville de Paris in the French line of battle The French fleet was parted in two and Languedoc retreated leaving De Grasse to be captured Languedoc then joined with La Perouse and reached Brest on the 28 June 1783 The subsequent inquiry into the battle found Argelos innocent De Grasse being found ultimately responsible French Revolutionary wars Edit Languedoc was refitted and upgraded by engineer Jacques Noel Sane On the 5 September 1792 she set sail under Admiral de Latouche Treville She took part in the campaign off Italy and was badly damaged in the tempests of December from 21 to 23 Scipion had to assist 6 On the 7 February she took part in the landing of troops in Sardinia She sailed back to Toulon and undertook extensive repairs Toulon fell to the hands of the English and was retaken by the French The Languedoc being deemed unusable was not destroyed when the English left the city She was renamed Antifederaliste at the height of Robespierre s power and renamed again to Victoire at the Thermidorian Reaction As Victoire under captain Savary she took part in the campaign off Italy where she confronted Nelson s squadron She served off Canada in 1796 returned to France and was deemed too old to take part in the landing in Ireland Fate EditVictoire was condemned in Brest in 1798 as it is written in her last log 7 Citations Edit Diaz de Soria p 9 Archives nationales 2011 p 192 Troude op cit p 13 Contenson 1934 p 145 Troude 1867 p 39 Roche vol 1 p 408 SHD Toulon 2E6 305References EditContenson Ludovic 1934 La Societe des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d Amerique 1778 1783 Paris editions Auguste Picard OCLC 7842336 Diaz de Soria Ollivier Zabulon 1954 Le Marseillois devenu plus tard le Vengeur du peuple F Robert et fils Roche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours Vol 1 Group Retozel Maury Millau ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 1671 1870 Troude Onesime Joachim 1867 Batailles navales de la France in French Vol 2 Challamel aine External links EditArchives nationales 2011 Fonds Marine sous serie B 4 Campagnes 1571 1785 PDF Retrieved 29 April 2020 The Languedoc 1761 1798 history of an XVIIIth century Ship of the Line Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French ship Languedoc 1766 amp oldid 1166720921, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
