French ship Bretagne (1766)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Bretagne and French ship Révolutionnaire.
Bretagne was a large 110-gun three-decker French ship of the line, built at Brest, which became famous as the flagship of the Brest Fleet during the American War of Independence. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux grant by the Estates of Brittany.[2] She was active in the European theatres of the Anglo-French War and of the French Revolutionary Wars, notably taking an important role in the Glorious First of June. Later, she took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver and was broken up.[4]
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Scale model of the Bretagne (MnM 13 MG 4), on display at Brest naval museum | |
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Ordered | 1762 |
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Launched | 24 May 1766[2] |
Commissioned | 1767[2] |
Renamed | Renamed to Révolutionnaire in October 1793[2] |
Fate | Broken up in 1796[2] |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 2600 tonnes[2] |
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Beam | 15 m (49 ft) |
Draught | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship, 30.666 square feet[3] |
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Notes | 4 month autonomy.[3] |
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