French ship Heureux (1782)
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An image of French ship Heureux (1782)
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History | |
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France | |
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 2 August 1798 |
General characteristics | |
Class and 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.