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French ship Prudent (1753)

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1771 engraving of the Siege of Louisborg in which Prudent (first ship from left) can be seen burning.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NamePrudent
OperatorRoyal French Navy
BuilderRochefort
Laid down1751
LaunchedJuly 1753
CommissionedOctober 1754
FateScuttled in 1758
StatusSalvaged and scrapped in 1761
General characteristics
TypeThird Rate Ship of the line
Decks3
Complement656
Armament74 cannon

Prudent was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Built in the Rochefort Arsenal in 1753, she entered service during the opening year of the French and Indian War. During the 1758 siege of Louisbourg she was one of a fleet of 11 French ships trapped in Louisbourg by a superior Royal Navy force; during the final night of the siege, she was boarded by British sailors and set on fire, resulting in her loss.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Prudent (+1758)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ Demerliac, Alain. Marine de Louis XV : Nomenclature des navires français de 1715 à 1774. ISBN 9782906381193