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French ship Vengeur (1765)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Vengeur.
History
France
NameVengeur [2]
Namesake"Avenger"
OwnerFrench East India Company
BuilderLorient, Caudan
Laid downMay 1756[1]
Launched25 October 1756[1]
In serviceFebruary 1757
Out of service11 July 1764 in Lorient
FateSold to the French navy
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameVengeur
Namesake"Avenger"
OwnerFrench Navy
AcquiredJuly 1765[1]
DecommissionedFebruary 1784[1]
StrickenApril 1784[1]
FateWrecked in March 1785[1]
General characteristics
Class and type64-gun ship of the line
Displacement1300 tonnes[1]
Length48 m (157 ft)[1]
Beam12.34 m (40.5 ft)[1]
Draught5.2 m (17 ft)[1]
Complement396 men[1]
Armament

The Vengeur was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy designed by Antoine Groignard.[1] She saw action with Bailli de Suffren during the American War of Independence.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p FCDI Vengeur
  2. ^ Roche (2005), p. 458.

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