French ship Pluton (1778)
 Watercolour portrait of Pluton, by François Roux, commissioned by Willaumez.
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| History | |
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| Name | Pluton[1] |
| Launched | 5 November 1778 |
| Commissioned | 1778[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1805[1] |
| Honours and awards |
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| Fate | Broken up |
| Notes | Renamed Dugommier (1797)[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Scipion class |
| Tons burthen | 1500 tonnes |
| Length | 53.8 m (176 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 14.1 m (46 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 7.3 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament | 74 to 78 guns of various weights of shot |
Pluton was a Scipion-class 74-gun French ship of the line built at Rochefort.
Career
[edit]Pluton took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780, under La Marthonie.[2] Albert de Rions took command, and captained her at the Battle of Martinique on 29 April 1781,[3] at the Battle of the Chesapeake on 5 September 1781,[4] at St. Kitts on 24–25 January 1782,[5] and at the Battle of the Saintes on 12 April.[6][1]
She was renamed Dugommier in 1797 and seems to have seen little further active service. She was broken up in 1805.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Roche (2005), p. 355, volume 1.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 71.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 101.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 107.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 115.
- ^ Troude (1867), p. 140.
References
[edit]- Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1905). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. OCLC 763372623.
- Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 372–373. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
- Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). Vol. 2. Challamel ainé. OCLC 836362484.