French ship Réfléchi (1776)

History
France
Name: Réfléchi
Builder: Rochefort [1]
Laid down: May 1772[1]
Launched: 25 November 1776[1]
Commissioned: February 1777[1]
Out of service: 1793[1]
General characteristics [2]
Class and type: Solitaire class ship of the line
Tons burthen: 1521 tons (1545.4 tonnes)
Length: 51 metres [3]
Beam: 13.2 metres [3]
Draught: 6.4 metres [3]
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Armament:

Réfléchi was a 64-gun Solitaire-class ship of the line of the French Navy.

Career

Réfléchi took part in the Action of 18 December 1779, when she, along with Annibal and Vengeur, saved a convoy from the British off Fort Royal.[1] She was part of the French squadron at the Action of 20 March 1780 when she fought Parker's squadron off Saint Domingue, along with Diadème, Amphion and Annibal, and was present at the Battle of the Chesapeake.[1]

She became a hulk in Brest in November 1788, and was broken up around 1793 after having been renamed Turot.[1]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roche, vol.1, p.373
    2. ↑ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
    3. 1 2 3 4 Roche, vol.1, p.86

    References

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