French ship Union (1763)

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History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameUnion
BuilderBrest
Laid down1761
LaunchedNovember 1763
In serviceMay 1764
Out of service1782
NotesOffered by individuals
General characteristics
Displacement1090 tonnes
Length50.7 metres
Beam13.2 metres
Draught6.3 metres
PropulsionSail, full rigged ship
Armament64 guns
ArmourTimber

The Union was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was funded by a don des vaisseaux donation from individuals.

The construction of Union, initially ordered in 1755, dragged on until 1763. In 1767, she cruised off Morocco under Captain de Breugnon.

In 1778, she was converted into a hospital ship and was appointed to a squadron under Admiral d'Orvilliers. She was eventually wrecked in February 1782

External links

  • Ships of the line
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 365. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.