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French ship Solitaire (1774)

History
French Royal Navy EnsignFrance
NameSolitaire
Launched22 October 1774
Captured6 December 1782, by Royal Navy
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameSolitaire
Acquired6 December 1782
FateSold, 1790
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeSolitaire class ship of the line
Tons burthen1521 tons
Length51 metres [1]
Beam13.2 metres [1]
Draught6.4 metres [1]
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament

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.

  1. ^ a b c d Roche, vol.1, p.86
  2. ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
  3. ^ 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.

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