HMS Auguste (1705)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Auguste.
HMS Auguste was the French 54-gun Auguste built in Brest in 1704 that the British captured in 1705. In her brief French service she captured two British men-of-war. She was wrecked in 1716.
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History | |
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France | |
Name | L'Auguste |
Ordered | 2 January 1704 |
Builder | Étienne Hubac, Brest |
Laid down | January 1704 |
Launched | 3 May 1704 |
Commissioned | July 1704 |
In service | 1704–1705 |
Captured | 8 August 1705 |
General characteristics in French service | |
Class and type | 60-gun Third Rank ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 800 |
Length |
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Beam | 36½ French feet |
Draught | 18 French feet |
Depth of hold | 16 French feet |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 400 (320 in peacetime), + 10 officers |
Armament |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Auguste |
Acquired | 8 August 1705 |
Commissioned | 28 August 1705 |
In service | 1705–1716 |
Fate | Wrecked 10 November 1716 |
General characteristics in British service | |
Class and type | 60-gun fourth-rate ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 9328⁄94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 39 ft 0 in (11.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 365 (240 in peacetime) |
Armament |
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