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French ship Guerrier (1753)

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Guerrier at the Battle of Minorca (1756)
History
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NameGuerrier
Namesake"Warrior"
Ordered18 September 1750
BuilderToulon
Laid down3 September 1750
Launched9 September 1753
In serviceJanuary 1754
Captured2 August 1798
FateBurnt by the British after the Battle of the Nile
General characteristics
Class and typeMagnifique class ship of the line
Displacement1500 tonnes
Length53.6 m (176 ft)
Beam14 m (46 ft)
Draught6.6 m (22 ft)
PropulsionSail
Complement678 men
Armament74 guns
ArmourTimber

The Guerrier was a Magnifique class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

She took part in the Battle of Minorca (1756) and in the Battle of Lagos. She was part of Bougainville's squadron for the Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, and took part in the operations before the Battle of Rhode Island, in the Battle of Grenada, and in the siege of Savannah.

In July 1781, she took part in the Invasion of Minorca. On 9 August, she captured the 700-tonne HMS Scarborough.

By the time of the invasion of Egypt, Guerrier should have been decommissioned for two years,[1] but was nevertheless incorporated in the invasion fleet. She took part in the Battle of the Nile, where she was captured by the British. She was so badly damaged that she was burnt.

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Citations

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  1. ^ La Campagne d'Egypte Archived 17 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine, by François-Guy Hourtoulle, Napoleon.org

References

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  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 234. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.