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]
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 HMS Ruby. As another British vessel approached Solitaire had to strike. Speedy was captured in the same action,[13] after a vigorous defence. In the action, her captain, Ribiers, was killed, together with a large part of her crew.[12] Among the crew members taken prisoners was the young Swedish naval officer Johan Herman Schützercrantz, who would later become a rear admiral in Swedish service.[14]
^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.
^Benson, Adolph B. (1926). Sweden and the American Revolution. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. p. 117. OCLC 1414856625.
Referencesedit
Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. 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.
Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-252-8.
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 48. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé.
External linksedit
Académie de Marine (2011). "BRIQUEVILLE" (PDF). Académie de Marine. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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french, ship, solitaire, 1774, solitaire, ship, line, french, navy, built, antoine, groignard, launched, 1774, lead, ship, class, captured, royal, navy, december, 1782, commissioned, third, rate, solitaire, sold, navy, 1790, historyfrancenamesolitairelaunched2. Solitaire was a 64 gun ship of the line of the French Navy built by Antoine Groignard 3 and launched in 1774 lead ship of her class She was captured by the Royal Navy on 6 December 1782 and commissioned as the third rate HMS Solitaire She was sold out of the Navy in 1790 HistoryFranceNameSolitaireLaunched22 October 1774Captured6 December 1782 by Royal NavyGreat BritainNameSolitaireAcquired6 December 1782FateSold 1790General characteristics 2 Class and typeSolitaire class ship of the lineTons burthen1521 tonsLength51 metres 1 Beam13 2 metres 1 Draught6 4 metres 1 PropulsionSailsSail planFull rigged shipArmament26 24 pounder long guns 28 12 pounder long guns 10 6 pounder long guns 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Citations 3 References 4 External linksCareer editIn 1776 Solitaire was under Chef d Escadre Chartres as flagship of one of the three division of the Escadre d evolution that year 4 In June she collided with Terpsichore and both ships had to repair in Cadiz 5 6 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 Cice Champion 11 Solitaire was part of a squadron that comprised Triton Resolue 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 HMS Ruby As another British vessel approached Solitaire had to strike Speedy was captured in the same action 13 after a vigorous defence In the action her captain Ribiers was killed together with a large part of her crew 12 Among the crew members taken prisoners was the young Swedish naval officer Johan Herman Schutzercrantz who would later become a rear admiral in Swedish service 14 Citations edit 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 Academie de Marine 2011 p 2 a b Contenson 1934 p 228 Troude 1867 p 32 Troude 1867 p 102 a b c Guerin 1857 Vol 5 p 124 Troude 1865 Vol 2 p 212 Benson Adolph B 1926 Sweden and the American Revolution New Haven Tuttle Morehouse amp Taylor p 117 OCLC 1414856625 References editContenson Ludovic 1934 La Societe des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d Amerique 1778 1783 Paris editions Auguste Picard OCLC 7842336 Guerin Leon 1857 Histoire maritime de France in French Vol 5 Dufour et Mulat Lacour Gayet Georges 1905 La marine militaire de la France sous le regne de Louis XVI Paris Honore Champion pp 431 434 Lavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The development of the battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 Roche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours 1 1671 1870 p 48 ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Troude Onesime Joachim 1867 Batailles navales de la France in French Vol 2 Challamel aine External links editAcademie de Marine 2011 BRIQUEVILLE PDF Academie de Marine Retrieved 16 May 2020 nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French ship Solitaire 1774 amp oldid 1212638303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
