French ship Heureux (1782)
| History | |
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   France
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| Name: | Heureux |
| Namesake: | "Merry" |
| Ordered: | 15 February 1782 |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | 12 May 1782 |
| Launched: | 19 December 1782 |
| In service: | April 1783 |
| Fate: | Burnt by the British after the Battle of the Nile |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Centaure class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 1530 tonnes |
| Length: | 54.6 m (179 ft) |
| Beam: | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
| Draught: | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 74 guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Heureux was a Centaure class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
She cruised in the Mediterranean in 1794 and 1795.
Under Captain Jean-Pierre Etienne, she took part in the Expedition to Egypt, and in the Battle of the Nile. The first ship to spot the British fleet on 1 August, Heureux fought the next day and was forced to strike her colours. Too badly damaged for repairs, she was burnt.
References
- Demerliac, Cmdt. Alain, Nomenclature des navires français de 1774 a 1792. Editions ANCRE, Nice.
- Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.
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